President Trump says Judge Ana Reyes will be fully responsible for anyone hurt on the dilapidated East Potomac golf course she has blocked from renovation.

In a Truth Social post Wednesday evening, President Trump slammed a fresh court order that keeps his administration from clearing more trees at the Washington, D.C., park course he wants rebuilt as a championship-level public facility. The Hill reported that he put the safety risk squarely on U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes.

Trump wrote that his administration would hold Reyes “fully responsible for anybody who is hurt, or killed, on this very dangerous, dilapidated, and unsightly Golf Course.” He shared images of torn protective netting, yellow grass, and feces from around the property and called the conditions a “National Disgrace.”

East Potomac Park sits along the Potomac River and holds three golf courses, including an affordable 18-hole public layout that draws tens of thousands of players each week. The grounds are also popular with runners, bikers, and picnic crowds. Trump says the driving range should offer views of the Washington Monument, not a debris field that endangers the public.

He has pressed ahead with plans for a “WORLD CLASS PUBLIC Golf Course that is AFFORDABLE for locals,” even after the latest setback. That stance fits a broader pattern of the president confronting legal and political obstacles head-on, including when Trump petitions the Supreme Court to revive long-running disputes.

Reyes extends the block after more than 400 trees came down

Reyes extended her order this week. The administration may not cut down, alter, or harm additional trees on the property, except for public-safety reasons. It must also give 10 days’ notice before closing the course or making “irreversible” design changes. She called for another hearing on the dispute.

Earlier this month the judge granted a preliminary injunction after administration lawyers moved forward with tree cutting. More than 400 trees had already been removed. At an emergency hearing on Oct. 12, Reyes scolded the government side for failing to give adequate notice before the work began.

She told the lawyers, “I trusted you all not to do precisely what you have done.” She also said the government had lost “all of its credibility” in the case.

"I trusted you all not to do precisely what you have done,"

Reyes said at the Oct. 12 hearing, according to the same reporting. The injunction still stands while the new hearing is set.

Trump calls the course a threat to life and limb

Trump’s late Wednesday post described the course as “highly dangerous, dilapidated, and absolutely disgusting.” He focused on the driving range and the risk to ordinary golfers who use a public facility that is supposed to serve local residents at affordable rates.

"The driving range should provide Golfers with stunning views of the Washington Monument, not of a barren, debris-ridden wasteland,"

he wrote. He added that the range “should NOT be a threat to life and limb.” No injuries or deaths on the course are reported in the coverage; Trump framed the danger as ongoing and tied it directly to the judge’s refusal to let renovation work continue.

The president has long treated neglected federal property and soft process barriers as problems that demand action, not delay. That same instinct shows up when Trump says leakers of sensitive strike timing deserve severe consequences, or when he publicly demands accountability from figures he believes are spoiling a fair fight.

Public course, private court fight

East Potomac’s public courses are meant for everyday players, not private clubs. Trump’s stated goal is a renovated layout locals can actually use without breaking the bank. The court order freezes major tree work and forces advance notice before any closure or permanent redesign, leaving the property in the condition Trump documented with photos of damaged netting and fouled ground.

Administration lawyers are bound by the extended injunction while they prepare for the next hearing Reyes ordered. Trump has made plain he will not drop the project. Supporters see a president trying to fix a visibly rundown federal park amenity; the bench has treated the notice failures around the earlier tree cutting as a credibility problem that justifies keeping the brakes on.

Political pressure campaigns around personnel and process remain familiar terrain for this White House. Recent examples include moments when Massie urges Trump to fire a cabinet official ahead of a House vote, and when Trump moves against candidates he views as spoilers, as in the push to get Peltola off the Alaska Senate ballot after a spoiler report.

For now the trees stay, the notice clock applies, and the course Trump calls unsightly and unsafe remains under the judge’s restrictions. He has put the responsibility for any harm on Reyes by name and kept the renovation promise on the table for D.C. players who want a clean, affordable public option instead of a debris-ridden range.

A public golf course that looks like a dump and plays like a hazard is no favor to taxpayers or families who just want a fair round. When a judge locks in the mess, the people stuck with it deserve a president willing to say so out loud.