Trump National inspection finds eight issues
Trump National Golf Club, Washington, D.C., a private club at 20391 Lowes Island Boulevard in Potomac Falls, Virginia, underwent three separate routine food service inspections by the Loudoun County Health Department on June 30, 2026.
The reports covered the main clubhouse, grill, and pool snack bar. Inspectors recorded eight out-of-compliance findings across the three operations, and each report listed the inspected venue’s status as permitted on June 30.
Trump National reports cover three venues
The main clubhouse report listed three findings involving missing paper towels, an unapproved cooking procedure for beef sliders, and many small flies inside a storage room located near the facility’s employee restrooms during the visit.
The grill report listed four findings covering handwashing access, food storage order, cold holding temperatures, and pest control products. The pool snack bar received one separate finding involving sanitizer strength at its sink that day.
Trump National foods exceed 41°F
Inspectors measured blue cheese at 54°F, sausage links at 51°F, sausage patties at 49°F, and portioned pasta at 49°F. Virginia food rules require regulated cold items to remain at 41°F or below during the review.
Those four readings exceeded the required limit by 8°F to 13°F. The report said the cheese and sausage entered the cooler that morning, while the pasta had been removed roughly two hours earlier that day.
Trump National discards flagged foods
Club staff voluntarily discarded the blue cheese and sausage during the inspection. That action removed food identified in the corrective note, while the record did not specify whether both sausage forms were discarded.
The report did not document the disposal of the pasta. Inspectors directed the operation to maintain regulated cold foods at 41°F or below, establishing the required holding standard for items kept at the grill.
Trump National changes cooler storage
Inspectors found raw steak above the sauces, raw burgers above the tortillas, and raw fish above the precooked hot dogs. That arrangement placed uncooked items over foods that required no further preparation before service inside refrigerated storage equipment.
Staff rearranged the coolers during the visit, placing raw items below foods ready for service. The inspection marked the storage violation as corrected on site after employees changed all affected cold-holding equipment at the grill.
Trump National pizza station lacks sink
The outdoor pizza preparation area lacked a conveniently located handwashing sink. Employees reported walking into the clubhouse to wash their hands because the basin beside the smoker had been shut off after developing a continuous drip.
Inspectors required at least one conveniently placed sink for workers using that station. The report also noted that employees carried equipment indoors for washing because the outdoor setup lacked enough washing capacity during daily service.
Trump National removes pest products
Pest strips hung above the outdoor pizza preparation table, while a can of insect spray sat on a shelf above the mop sink. Neither product label allowed use inside a food establishment under Virginia rules.
The person in charge removed both pest products during the inspection. Officials marked the finding corrected on site, showing that the immediate action addressed the chemical placement without resolving the separate fly issue elsewhere in the clubhouse.
Trump National report notes small flies
Inspectors observed many small flies inside a main clubhouse storage room near employee restrooms. The report directed the club to control pest presence using traps or other approved methods when insects are found on the premises.
Unlike several grill corrections, the clubhouse report did not mark the fly finding corrected on site. The document recorded the observation as a violation and stated the control standard that the operation needed to meet.
Trump National slider process lacks plan
The main clubhouse used a partial cooking process for beef sliders, searing patties, then cooling them and reheating them later. Inspectors found no approved written procedure governing that preparation method at the facility during service.
Officials provided a form for the required written plan. Virginia rules require approval, monitoring steps, storage controls, identification methods, and corrective actions whenever a restaurant uses this type of multistage cooking process at that location.
Trump National restores paper towels
Inspectors found no paper towels at the dish area handwashing sink because the wall dispenser appeared to be removed. The person in charge supplied towels during the visit, correcting that finding before the inspection ended.
The same clubhouse report found employee handwashing practices to be compliant. The violation involved supplies at one sink, while the broader June 30 review found clean hands and proper washing behavior throughout the inspected operation.
Trump National dilutes strong sanitizer
At the pool snack bar, sanitizer in a sink with three compartments tested above 500 parts per million. The required range for that quaternary ammonium solution was 200 to 400 parts per million.
The person in charge diluted the sanitizer during the visit, and inspectors marked the issue corrected on site. Other reviewed snack bar categories, including handwashing access and cold holding temperatures, remained compliant in the report.
Trump National rejects inspection claims
Trump National rejected the inspection findings after NOTUS reported the records on July 13, 2026. The club said the cited violations were fabricated, politically motivated, and without merit, while defending its operating standards in writing.
The inspection documents list observations, measured temperatures, corrective actions, and code sections. The Trump Organization did not separately respond to NOTUS, while Loudoun County offered no additional comment about the recorded findings at publication time.
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Trump National reports permitted status
All three June 30 reports listed the inspected food operations as permitted. The records documented eight out-of-compliance findings across the main clubhouse, grill, and pool snack bar without announcing a suspension or closure.
Several findings were corrected during the inspections, including rearranging the cooler, removing pest products, diluting sanitizer, and replacing paper towels. Other unresolved findings at the clubhouse and grill received written corrective instructions.
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