FactCheck.org Debunks Claim Trump Cut 60 Cherry Trees, Finds 1 Confirmed at D.C. Golf Park
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Updated · FactCheck.org · Sep 3
FactCheck.org Debunks Claim Trump Cut 60 Cherry Trees, Finds 1 Confirmed at D.C. Golf Park
1 articles · Updated · FactCheck.org · Sep 3
Summary
About 60 trees were removed at East Potomac Park, but FactCheck.org found only one confirmed cherry tree was cut, not the 60 claimed in viral posts.
The false claim distorted an Aug. 28 Washington Post report, which cited one cherry tree and two sycamores while leaving the other removed tree species unspecified.
Save East Po said it knows “for certain” of one cherry tree removal, while contractor RTEC Treecare said its work covered only hazardous, non-native or invasive trees and no cherry trees.
No major golf-course renovation has begun despite Trump’s June 28 pledge to start by Sept. 1; tee times remain available, and the project still faces a preservation lawsuit and pending federal review.