Golfers pass workers as the National Park Service begins cutting down trees at East Potomac Golf Links, Saturday, October 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

A golfer pauses near recently cut down trees as the National Park Service begins removing trees at East Potomac Golf Links, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Crews cut down trees on East Potomac Golf Course on October 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The National Park Service confirmed in a filing they had marked over 500 trees for removal as the Trump Administration mulls over a renovation for the golf course. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Crews cut down trees on East Potomac Golf Course as golfers continue to use the course on October 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The National Park Service confirmed in a filing they had marked over 500 trees for removal as the Trump Administration mulls over a renovation for the golf course. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Felled trees are visible on East Potomac Golf Course on October 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The National Park Service confirmed in a filing they had marked over 500 trees for removal as the Trump Administration mulls over a renovation for the golf course. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Crews cut down trees on East Potomac Golf Course as golfers continue to use the course on October 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The National Park Service confirmed in a filing they had marked over 500 trees for removal as the Trump Administration mulls over a renovation for the golf course. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Crews cut down trees on East Potomac Golf Course as golfers continue to use the course on October 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The National Park Service confirmed in a filing they had marked over 500 trees for removal as the Trump Administration mulls over a renovation for the golf course. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 10: Crews cut down trees on East Potomac Golf Course as golfers continue to use the course on October 10, 2026 in Washington, DC. The National Park Service confirmed in a filing they had marked over 500 trees for removal as the Trump Administration mulls over a renovation for the golf course. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)