{
  "id": 15394041,
  "title": "If Trump fells 430 trees in the middle of a golf course, do they make a sound?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/if-trump-fells-430-trees-in-the-middle-of-a-golf-course-do-they-make",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T10:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/18/trump-golf-course-washington-dc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In attempting to turn a public space in DC into an enclave for elites, Trump is moving the US capital closer to Graceland When is a tree not a tree? When it’s an obstacle to a par-3. If a tree falls in the middle of a golf course, does it make a sound? Yeah, probably. I wasn’t there, but I have to assume, based on my limited knowledge of the laws of physics. What I do know is that Donald Trump’s…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump says he will close historic DC golf course for 15 months of renovations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/trump-says-he-will-close-historic-dc-golf-course-for-15-months-of",
        "published": "2026-10-18T15:40:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}