Life in the White House bubble? Trump’s had practice
WASHINGTON — For nearly the entire week since he became president-elect, Donald Trump has been holed up in his gilded New York skyscraper. A steady stream of visitors has come to him, flooding through metal detectors and getting whisked up to Trump’s offices and penthouse residence.
The unusual arrangement has left Trump looking like the missing player in his own transition planning. He’s left it to aides to explain the increasingly strained process and given space for allies jockeying for top jobs to set the tone during a crucial phase.
“President-elect Trump is there receiving calls from different people. He has different meetings, interviews,” Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway said earlier this week. “We’ve really just been ensconced in Trump Tower trying to form a government.”
Advisers have provided few specific details of Trump’s schedule, leaving journalists gathered in the lobby of Trump Tower to piece together clues based on who is seen entering and exiting the building. He emerged briefly Tuesday night for a private dinner with family, but his team has given no indication of when he may next appear in public.