Who should be believed? Trump’s social media post on golf course leads lawyers back to court

WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump's social media posts on the renovation of a historic golf course in the nation's capital are putting Justice Department lawyers in the uncomfortable position of explaining whether the president of the United States should be believed or not.

Key points

• Tuesday's order came in response to Trump's social media post late Monday criticizing Reyes' temporary injunction stopping work at East Potomac Park.
• Trump remarked the facility would be closed for 15 months.
• To appear in court Friday or Monday for a status hearing.

What happened

U.S. Judge Ana Reyes remarked Tuesday that the department should clarify "whether any plan exists to close East Potomac Golf Course on or around November 15, 2026." She ordered Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. To appear in court Friday or Monday for a status hearing.

That injunction, issued Monday, was in sizeable part due to previous Trump announcements – via social media – that aims had been completed for the golf course and construction would commence next month. Trump remarked the facility would be closed for 15 months. The after day he set the timetable to "immediately."

The bottom line

For now, who should be believed? Trumps social media post on golf course leads remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.