Does anyone know why Trump put his name on that place?
Because he wanted to.
I thought it was the board of the center that did it due to Trump’s contributions and finding donors, but I could be mistaken.
No - but it's great that he smoked out a bunch of Commies.
President Trump wanted to annoy the Democrats and RINOs who populate the gentrified neighborhoods and affluent suburbs of Washington, DC. In a similar vein, his West Wing ballroom is another slap in the face to the liberal power brokers and legacy media outlets who applauded the defacing and pulling down of statues and burning of flags during the George Floyd riots of 2020 but now are citing precedent and tradition.
What Trump is doing is an upper class parallel to former New York mayor Giuliani having the police arrest people for minor crimes. Giuliani was sending a statement to the criminal lower classes that the days of lenient law enforcement that were in place for 30 years was over. Likewise, Trump is telling the Beltway elite that their day of power is over.
The trustees voted to add Trump’s name after Trump spear headed getting funds to repair the center after decades of neglect by the Demcrats.