--- description: The lobby of Trump Tower in New York City is the new hotspot in American politics. title: Meet the People Hanging Out in Trump's Lobby image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd357b85f29986552/6988b0b30b72e302ce6ebf2a/al-gore.jpg?branch=production ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Meet the People Hanging Out in Donald Trump's Lobby by [Tyler Essary](/author/tyler-essary/) ## Tyler Essary Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 21, 2016 7:34 PM CUT  Former Vice President Al Gore arrives at Trump Tower on Dec. 5, 2016. Former Vice President Al Gore arrives at Trump Tower on Dec. 5, 2016.Kevin Hagen—Getty Images by [Tyler Essary](/author/tyler-essary/) ## Tyler Essary Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 21, 2016 7:34 PM CUT The lobby of Trump Tower in New York City is the new hotspot in American politics. President-elect Donald Trump [has been holding meetings](http://time.com/4578249/donald-trump-transition-mitt-romney/?xid=homepage "undefined") with potential Cabinet members on the 26th floor of his [multimillion-dollar skyscraper](http://time.com/4465744/donald-trump-undocumented-workers/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined"), leading C-SPAN to broadcast a [continuous feed](https://www.c-span.org/video/?418879-1/watch-pool-feed-trump-tower-lobby&live "undefined") of the comings and goings. The building remains open to the public, but visitors must go through a [security checkpoint](http://time.com/4579340/new-york-city-trump-protect-money/?xid=time%5Fsocialflow%5Ffacebook "undefined") before entering. Here’s a look at some of the visitors to the Trump Tower lobby.  Former Vice President Al Gore arrives at Trump Tower on Dec. 5, 2016. Kevin Hagen—Getty Images  Robert Burck, who portrays the Naked Cowboy, performs a Trump-themed song in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, on Nov. 18, 2016. Richard Drew—AP  Donald Trump supporters walk through the lobby of Trump Tower as the media congregates in the lobby on Nov. 18, 2016. Spencer Platt—Getty Images  Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway speaks to the media while entering Trump Tower on Nov. 14, 2016. Spencer Platt—Getty Images  Filmmaker Michael Moore arrives to Trump Tower on Nov. 12, 2016. Yana Paskova—Getty Images  A supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump walks through the lobby of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, on Nov. 13, 2016. Bryan R. Smith—AFP/Getty Images  People walk through the lobby of Trump Tower as the media congregates in the lobby on Nov. 18, 2016. Spencer Platt—Getty Images  A woman poses near a sign at Trump Tower on Nov. 13, 2016. Bryan R. Smith—AFP/Getty Images  Visitors take photos from behind velvet ropes of the lobby in Trump Tower, on Nov. 13, 2016. Bryan R. Smith—AFP/Getty Images  Ivanka Trump, daughter and part of the executive committee of US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team arrives at Trump Tower on another day of meetings on Nov. 21, 2016. Timothy A. Clary—AFP/Getty Images  NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 16: A man stops to take a photo of the Ivanka Trump Collection of jewelry display in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, NY on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016\. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Jabin Botsford—The Washington Post/Getty Images  President-elect Donald Trump supporters Tom and Barbara Bechler of Calif., stand hand-in-hand as they visit the lobby of Trump Tower, on Nov. 17, 2016. Carolyn Kaster—AP  Eric Trump, son of US President-elect Donald Trump gives the thumbs-up to a supporter as he gets on the elevator at Trump Tower on Nov. 11, 2016. Timothy A. Clary—AFP/Getty Images  A maintenance worker yawns as she stands in an elevator in the lobby at Trump Tower, on Nov. 14, 2016. 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