STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - Trump nominates combat veteran Cao as Navy secretary | Stars and Stripes
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, a retired captain and combat veteran, has been nominated to permanently lead the service, according to President Donald Trump.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Spencer Neale) - Hung Cao Nominated to Lead Navy
State of the Union: Cao, who is currently acting Navy Secretary, will require Senate confirmation. The post Hung Cao Nominated to Lead Navy appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Trump announced Tuesday that he is formally nominating Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao to be the Secretary of the Navy, following the ouster of former Secretary John Phelan four months ago. In a post shared on his Truth Social account, Trump hailed Cao as a “true WARRIOR” and asked the Senate to “confirm this Warfighter, ASAP.” Cao is a decorated combat veteran who has been acting Secretary of the Navy since April. Born in what was then Saigon, South Vietnam in 1971, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia before retiring as a captain in October 2021. Following his retirement, he made unsuccessful bids for House and Senate seats in 2022 and 2024. He was nominated for…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Trump officially nominates Hung Cao as Navy Secretary
Cao, who is a Navy veteran, took over the post in April on an interim basis after former Navy Secretary John Phelan departed the administration.
WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond) - Trump says he’ll nominate Hung Cao as Navy secretary
The Vietnamese refugee, Navy veteran and former Virginia political candidate has been leading the service on an acting basis.
REDSTATE (RedState) - Trump Taps 'True Warrior' Hung Cao for Secretary of the Navy
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