特朗普总统周日表示，内政部将就一项法院裁决提出上诉，该裁决禁止特朗普政府本周末关闭东波托马克公园。
President Trump said on Sunday that the Interior Department will appeal a court ruling which barred the Trump administration from closing East Potomac Park this weekend.
“拜登任命的雷耶斯法官再次推迟了内政部对全美最差、最危险的高尔夫球场之一进行的修缮和重建，推迟了两周，”特朗普在 Truth Social 上写道。“‘垃圾岛’正如其亲切的称呼，需要维修，且刻不容缓。”
“Biden appointed Judge Reyes has delayed, for yet another two weeks, the fix up and reconstruction, by the Department of the Interior, of one of the worst and most dangerous golf courses anywhere in the U.S. ‘Trash Island,’ as it is affectionately known, needs work, and needs it now,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“正如任何人通过查看如今在全国各地和法庭上流传的照片所能看到的那样，它处于极其破败的失修状态，”总统继续说道。“‘内政部’拥有绝对权利这样做，并将立即以加快程序的方式，就法官这一极具破坏性且带有政治动机的决定提出上诉。”“时间就是一切，否则高尔夫季节、就业岗位、声誉和大量资金都将损失殆尽，”特朗普补充道。
“It is in a terrible state of disrepair, as anybody can see by just looking at the pictures that are now circulating all over the Country, and in the Court,” the president continued. “‘INTERIOR’ has the absolute right to do so, and will immediately appeal, on an expedited basis, this highly destructive and political decision of the judge.”“Time is of the essence, or golf seasons, jobs, prestige, and much money, will be lost,” Trump added.
这一表态是在联邦地区法官安娜·雷耶斯周六裁定该公园“应保持开放并供公众使用”，除非需要“例行性、临时性关闭”以应对迫在眉睫的公共安全威胁之后作出的。特朗普政府在针对迫在眉睫的威胁进行作业前，仍需提前 24 小时通知雷耶斯。
The decision comes after U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes ruled on Saturday that the park “shall remain open and accessible to the public” except for “routine, temporary closures” that may be needed to address imminent threats to public safety. The Trump administration would still need to give a 24-hour warning to Reyes before working on imminent threats.
特朗普在帖子中抨击东波托马克公园，称其“在华盛顿特区（乃至更远的地方！）备受嘲笑”，并质疑道：“为什么法官要拖延对一个糟糕且极不安全的高尔夫球场进行整治……而不是迅速将其打造成一个优秀且令人赞叹的球场？”雷耶斯的裁决是该项目批评者的胜利，他们指出，从后发球台算起，该高尔夫球场将长达 8000 多码——这将降低长期以来能够以实惠价格在东波托马克公园打球的初学者和休闲高尔夫球手的可及性。
Trump took to bashing East Potomac Park in his post, saying it was “mocked all over D.C.(and far beyond!)” and questioned, “why would a judge want to delay taking a terrible and very unsafe golf course…instead of quickly turning it into a great and admired one?”Reyes’s ruling was a win for critics of the project who noted that the golf course would stretch more than 8,000 yards from the back tees – reducing accessibility for beginner and casual golfers who have long been able to play at East Potomac Park at an affordable price.
提起诉讼的文物保护团体和两名当地高尔夫球手还主张，特朗普的翻修工程实际上是一个借口，目的是在该球场举办大型职业赛事。
The preservationist group and two local golfers who filed the lawsuit also argued that Trump’s renovations were actually a pretext to instead host major professional tournaments at the course.
法官对司法部（DOJ）辩称翻修是海堤维修所需这一论点并不认同，称这是“自找的”问题。她指出，特朗普政府去年终止了与负责维护该球场的非营利组织的合同。“你是那个放火烧房子的人，”她对司法部说。
The judge was not sympathetic to the Justice Department’s (DOJ) argument that renovations were needed for seawall repairs, calling it a “self-inflicted” issue. She pointed out the Trump administration terminated its contract with the nonprofit who maintained the course last year. “You’re the one who set the house on fire,” she told the DOJ.