Trump Flouts Traditions Heading Into an Office Defined by Them

Donald Trump cast aside a long list of conventions in his unlikely bid for the presidency, and he’s indicating he’ll carry that approach into an office defined by tradition and custom.

The most recent sign came Tuesday night when Trump slipped out for dinner with his family at Manhattan’s 21 Club -- leaving the pool of reporters assigned to shadow his every move in the dark. The seemingly impromptu outing broke with decades of practices established to keep the public informed about what the president, or president-elect says, where he goes and whether he’s safe.