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Rubble from Trump ballroom dumped at DC golf course has toxic metals, data shows
A federal judge also warned White House to tread carefully as it moves ahead with plans to revamp DC golf course
A federal judge weighed into a dispute over Donald Trump’s controversial plans to revamp a historic Washington DC golf course on Monday, warning the president’s administration to tread carefully as it also dumped “toxic” rubble from the demolished White House East Wing there.
District court judge Ana Reyes likened the saga to an episode of the hit television comedy Parks and Recreation during an emergency hearing in the capital on an application for a temporary restraining order filed by the DC Preservation League.
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Richard Luscombe · Tue, May 5, 2026, 7:53 AM
US news | The Guardian
A federal judge also warned White House to tread carefully as it moves ahead with plans to revamp DC golf course
A federal judge weighed into a dispute over Donald Trump’s controversial plans to revamp a historic Washington DC golf course on Monday, warning the president’s administration to tread carefully as it also dumped “toxic” rubble from the demolished White House East Wing there.
District court judge Ana Reyes likened the saga to an episode of the hit television comedy Parks and Recreation during an emergency hearing in the capital on an application for a temporary restraining order filed by the DC Preservation League.
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