Thank you, C-SPAN, for livestreaming the Trump Tower lobby

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President-elect Donald Trump is in the midst of figuring out who is going to help him run the country.

Ground zero for his operation is Trump Tower in Manhattan.

The lobby has welcomed a near-constant stream of Trump allies and politicians that have come to kiss the ring of the future president.


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Now, enter C-SPAN, which has set up a livestream of the lobby. It's not necessarily always exciting (as per C-SPAN norms). But just this morning, Rudy Giuliani strolled in.

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Even better than the moments of excitement are the quiet times. The lobby often maintains a quiet murmur that's occasionally interrupted by the snapping of cameras and questions lobbed by reporters.

It didn't take long for Twitter to latch on to the stream

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Jason Abbruzzese

Jason Abbruzzese is a Business Reporter at Mashable. He covers the media and telecom industries with a particular focus on how the Internet is changing these markets and impacting consumers. Prior to working at Mashable, Jason served as Markets Reporter and Web Producer at the Financial Times. Jason holds a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University and an M.A. in International Affairs from Australian National University.

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