WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump accused Maryland Gov. Wes Moore of delaying a planned renovation of “dilapidated” golf courses at Joint Base Andrews, arguing the project would benefit military personnel and wounded veterans.
But a spokesperson for Moore said Trump’s claims are false.
In a Truth Social post, Trump said Moore halted work on a proposal to transform two existing golf courses at the Maryland military installation into championship-caliber facilities designed by golf legend Jack Nicklaus.
Trump said the project would include the renovation of two existing courses, as well as the construction of an additional nine-hole course tailored for wounded service members and veterans.
“The Governor is attacking the United States Air Force, and our Military, not a smart thing to do,” Trump wrote on Friday night.
Trump described the existing golf courses as outdated and in poor condition and said the planned renovations would create world-class facilities for active-duty service members, veterans and their families.
“These Courses exist, they are terrible, Jack Nicklaus will make them GREAT,” Trump wrote. “Why should the Air Force and other Military personnel be forced to wait through a long Legal Review process and, perhaps, even more so, why should Wounded Warriors be forced to travel long distances to play Golf somewhere else or, worse yet, not play Golf at all. Our Soldiers and Veterans deserve THE BEST — NO WAITING, NO GAMES!”
In a statement to the National News Desk, Moore’s spokesman said “we have no idea what Donald Trump is talking about.”
“At a time when Marylanders and Americans are dealing with higher costs, federal chaos, and a war no one asked for, it is bizarre that the President of the United States is spending his Friday night inventing fights over a golf course,” the spokesperson said in an email on Saturday morning. “Maryland has not halted this project, has not told Joint Base Andrews to stop work, and has been actively working with the Air Force on the permitting process since they raised it just two weeks ago. The Air Force has not even submitted a single permit application to Maryland Department of the Environment. Governor Moore spent his Friday focused on delivering lower costs for families — we hope the President joins the Governor in that focus.”
Joint Base Andrews, located just outside Washington, serves as a major military installation and is best known as the home of Air Force One.