Columnist says Trump's tree removal turns public DC land into elite enclave
Writing in The Guardian, humorist Dave Schilling contends that the planned felling of trees at East Potomac Golf Links pushes Washington toward becoming a Graceland-like shrine to the powerful.
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What happened
The question concerns Donald Trump's plan to remove trees at East Potomac Golf Links so the site can be redeveloped into a premier course. Dave Schilling, a Los Angeles-based writer and humorist, argues in The Guardian that this effort turns a DC public area into a private retreat for the wealthy, while noting the project is not moving ahead for now.
Why it matters
Schilling suggests the outcome bears on who the capital's shared spaces are really for, and whether a public leisure site can be reshaped to serve a small group of elites.
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