Dan Scavino: From Trump's Caddy to the Oval Office | CPAC

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Jul 10, 2026
Dan Scavino reflects on his 32-year journey with President Donald Trump, from working as a teenage caddie at a New York golf course to serving alongside Trump in the White House. Scavino shares personal stories about loyalty, friendship, campaigning, and witnessing one of the most remarkable political comebacks in American history from the inside.
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Good morning, everybody. How's everybody doing? Let's go!
It's a great honor to be here. Mercedes, Matt, thank you very much.
Congratulations on everything that you've accomplished with CPAC for the years.
And again, it's a great honor. I'm truly humbled to be here. Thank you.
I have two words for all of you. I said this before. I don't speak a lot publicly.
I like being the behind-the-scenes guy doing my job.
I'm not a public speaker. I don't often come out and speak.
But when I do, I speak from the heart. I have a lot of passion.
I had the option for teleprompters. I said, no, thank you.
I just wanted to come and say a few words and say two words.
We're back! USA! Let's go!
Again, thank you for the support of the 45th and the 47th President of the United States of America.
He will be here in a couple of hours. He's excited to be here.
He's got a great history of coming here.
Some of his all-time greatest speeches that have gone on for hours have been right here.
He'll go out before the speech is expected to be 40 to 45 minutes.
Comes out on stage, comes back two hours later.
Doesn't go off. He goes off the teleprompter.
It's let Trump be Trump. Speak clear and transparent to you, the American people.
What you see is what you get.
He's a great man. He's a great president.
And there's so many stories I could tell.
It's been a long journey. And speaking of journeys,
President Trump oftentimes behind the scenes will say,
you are so lucky I took you on this journey.
And Team Trump that is out there will know exactly what I'm saying,
whether it's subpoenas, grand jury testimonies, indictments.
Out on the campaign trail, big victories.
Out on the golf course, state dinners, championship games, World Series, Super Bowl.
On the plane, in the Oval Office, good times and bad times.
No matter what the news cycle is out there,
he would sit and say, you are so lucky I took you on this journey.
It's been the journey of a lifetime for me.
I've been with President Trump for 32 years.
I started caddying for him back when I was 15 years old.
I caddied. I worked in the bag room.
And this real estate mogul came up to Westchester County,
New York to buy a golf course. Pulls up in the limousine.
I couldn't believe it. I went to high school.
I was probably a sophomore. That Monday in school,
you won't believe who I saw, who I met.
The New York State real estate mogul and tycoon
who redefined the New York City skyline, Donald J.
Trump. And here we are 32 years later.
And Mr. President, if you're watching,
this has been one hell of a journey,
the greatest journey of my lifetime.
Thank you for having me.
