the last honest Democrat
He is a longtime friend of Trump’s and acted as an informal adviser throughout the election. Trump routinely called Caddell during the campaign to compliment something Caddell had said on television or dispute any criticisms leveled his way. Caddell visited Trump Tower during the campaign and took a bag of Trump ties offered by the candidate
Days after the election, Donald Trump called Pat Caddell from his office in New York to revel in his victory... “He wanted me to understand how well he did,” Caddell remembers. “You win the presidency, you have a right to crow.”