Crystal Brewer

She said removing Trump's name was a way to reclaim a piece of Washington from a president who's tried to put his stamp on the nation's capital.

A federal judge ruled that adding Trump's name to the center was illegal and required congressional approval.

Workers draped the facade in tarps early Saturday, which prevented the crowd from documenting the historic reversal.

Brewer said she thought it was also an attempt to spare the president further humiliation.

Frank Lankford, NPR News, Washington.