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Trump Nominates Hung Cao as Navy Secretary
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In Short: President Trump has nominated acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent role, praising him as a 'true WARRIOR' and urging swift Senate confirmation.
President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Hung Cao, a former Navy special operations officer, as the next Secretary of the Navy, calling him a 'true WARRIOR' and urging the Senate to confirm him quickly.
In a tweet on Truth Social, Trump wrote, 'I am pleased to nominate a true WARRIOR, Hung Cao, to become the next Secretary of the Navy.' He also called on the Senate to confirm Cao 'ASAP, so he can continue the fantastic work he has been doing over the past 4 months.
Cao, who previously lost to Kaine before joining the Trump administration and taking over the Navy in an acting capacity earlier this year, thanked Trump and stated his priorities would include shipbuilding and homeland defense.
The nomination comes amid concerns about sailors being stretched thin during the Iran conflict, and Trump's approval of the Navy's demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, flying dangerously low over a Florida beach.
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- Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Hung Cao discusses U.S. military assets in the Middle East and Iran's strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’ President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating…
- "I am pleased to nominate a true WARRIOR, Hung Cao, to become the next Secretary of the Navy," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
- Trump called on the Senate to move quickly on the nomination, pointing to Cao’s tenure already leading the department.
- "The Senate needs to confirm this Warfighter, ASAP, so he can continue the fantastic work he has been doing over the past 4 months," Trump wrote.
- Cao thanked Trump shortly after the announcement and said his priorities would continue to include shipbuilding and homeland defense.
- "Thank you, Mr. President. It’s an honor of a lifetime to lead the great warriors of the Navy and Marine Corps team," Cao wrote on X.
- Cao ultimately lost to Kaine before joining the Trump administration and taking over the Navy in an acting capacity earlier this year.
- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job, giving the Navy combat veteran the nod as concerns have emerged that some sailors have been stretched to…