Trump golf course could cost up to $49 million, documents show

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s proposed championship golf course in Washington, DC, could cost up to $49 million dollars, according to a document reviewed by CNN.

The National Park Service outlined in the document that it will start soliciting bids to renovate the public golf course in East Potomac Park in January 2027.

The preliminary scope of the cost is estimated to be between $20 and $49 million.

It is one of numerous public construction projects around the nation’s capital that Trump has sought put his stamp on — and which have drawn intense public backlash and a multitude of lawsuits.

The president said over the summer he wants to break ground on the golf course this month, even as legal drama over his attempts to rename the Kennedy Center and build a triumphal arch in the city continue.

Separately, the Department of Interior has just awarded a contract to Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., a company headquartered in Massachusetts, for “e-design” services for the course.

CNN has reached out to the Department of Interior for comment.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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