WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- President Donald Trump put a date on the remaking of East Potomac Golf Links on Sunday, announcing that construction will begin November 15 and keep the public course closed for about 15 months. Earlier this month, a National Park Service official said in a court filing that renovation plans "remain in the conceptual stage."

Trump wrote on Truth Social that the Interior Department, under Secretary Doug Burgum and with the architect Tom Fazio, "has developed a plan to build a World Class Championship Golf Course" on the site, according to CBS News. He said the new course would stay open to the public while being designed to host events such as the U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup. He called the current one "old, broken, ...