I just returned from a tour of various Statues, Monuments, Fountains and, most importantly, anold and run down Golf Course located throughout Washington, D.C., our Nation's Capital. AImostall of the Statues, Monuments, and Fountains have been completely renovated and restored, andare in, after suffering years of Graffiti, Abuse, and Vandalism, perfect shape. They are trulybeautiful, even nicer than the day they were built. The Reflecting Pool is now in full use aftersuffering great damage from Criminal, Radical Left Vandals, people that truly hate our Country.They cut the lower surface of a very expensive and strong waterproof padding, in the color ofAmerican Flag Blue, and put their hands underneath the surface, and ripped it. Likewise, theycut and butchered a 350 foot long strip, with many 1 and 2 foot individual cuts, creating greatdamage to this beautiful piece of art that was, last week, 100% free of leaks, and any of theother problems it has had since its building in 1922. It never worked properly until last week and,right after July 4th, when we will drain the water to treat the damage caused by these "animals,it will again be in perfect shape. In the meantime, it is working well, the criminally made algae isgone, and the grass, which was destroyed, is being replaced shortly. The visit to Lafayette Park,opposite the front entrance of the White House, which is now complete except for a replacementof some of the original pavers, was wonderful. Lafayette Park has not looked so good since itsinception in 1820! Most importantly on today's visit, however, was the Secretary of the Interior,and his people, together with me and my staff, studying the dilapidated, worn out, and verydangerous and outdated Golf Course known as East Potomac Golf Links. Tom Fazio, the GreatGolf Course Architect, and his son, Gavin, participated on the tour with us, whereupon it wasdetermined that, on this fantastic site, with water and unparalleled views of D.C.s Monuments,we will build one of the Greatest Golf Courses anywhere in the World which, importantly, will alsobe made available to the Public. When completed, this Course will have the ability to host MajorGolf Tournaments, including The U.S. Open, The Ryder Cup, The PGA Championship, and othertop PGA Tour events. Many of the trees are badly damaged from years of neglect, putting peoplein great danger from falling branches, and the trees falling themselves. Additionally, the sprinklersystem is gone, there is no filtration, and the remaining sprinklers are incapable of even doing10% of what is needed. The grass is largely dead, the greens are virtually unplayable, and theCourse is in very poor general condition but, after many years of horrendous maintenance, andlittle money devoted to the process of upkeep, we have determined that this location can bringtremendous success and prestige back to Washington, D.C., along with what we have alreadydone with respect to the lowest Crime Numbers in many years, and the fixing of 73 of our mostimportant Statues, Monuments, and Fountains. The Course is virtually unplayable! Work on thenew Course, which will go quickly, will begin on September 1st. Tom Fazio will be the CourseArchitect. It will be built through the Department of the Interior, and designed to the HighestStandards of Golf, but also in such a way that the General Public will love it. Thank you for yourattention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP