NEW YORK (AP) – The three golden elevator doors in the Trump Tower lobby have turned into the most unlikely television feature.
C-SPAN is carrying a near-constant video feed across from the elevator bank, catching people as they arrive for and depart from meetings with President-elect Donald Trump at his residence. Monday offered star-gazing potential as television news personalities were summoned – and an unexpected performance from New York’s Naked Cowboy.
It all seemed natural, considering the unseen star is the nation’s first elected president who was once a TV reality star.
“This is for people who love watching a government in transition,” said C-SPAN spokesman Howard Mortman, “or who love watching a bank of elevators.”
The feed comes from the television network pool set up by reporters on stakeout duty in the lobby below the president-elect’s residence. Most of the time the camera shot is fixed in place, focusing on the elevator doors and a golden security desk with a “TT” insignia.