AP Photo Zero Dark Donald: Trump's hiatus

About five days ago, President-elect Donald Trump returned to Trump Tower in New York City — and, so far as the pool reporters and cameras following him can tell, he’s remained holed up in the building ever since.

In fact, after a high profile day in Washington last week, Trump hasn’t said much at all, apart from a few stray tweets. That’s largely left talk about his transition to others.

On Thursday, two days after that election, the President-elect hit Washington, D.C. in style — a high profile meeting with President Barack Obama, calming words during a photo spray, a meeting with congressional leaders — before quickly slipping out of town.

To be sure, Trump hasn’t gone completely radio silent.

He taped an interview that aired Sunday on CBS’ 60 Minutes. And he’s tweeted several times — musing about protests, updating people on his transition team, noting calls from vanquished GOP contenders for President and, just this morning, chiming in on the Electoral College, which he disparaged as recently as 2012.

But he appears to be doing all of this from Trump Tower.

Earlier today, according to a pool report, Trump adviser Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg stopped to talk with reporters. (And, as he did so, tech investor Peter Thiel walked by him and went upstairs.)

When asked if Trump had left the building, Kellogg didn’t answer directly: “He's making phone calls to leaders and they're calling him. He's having people come in... He's just talking as it's appropriate.”

Kellogg added, “You know, I really do mean this: He's going to be a great president. He really is...."