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Navy/USMC

Trump Picks Former Navy Diver And Congressional Candidate Hung Cao For Navy Under Secretary

Friday, February 28th, 2025

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Hung Cao, former Navy captain and President Trump’s pick to be the Under Secretary of the Navy. (Photo: Hung For VA website)

President Trump on late Thursday announced he will nominate former Navy captain and congressional candidate Hung Cao to be the Under Secretary of the Navy. “I am pleased to announce that Hung Cao will be our next United States Under Secretary of the Navy. Hung is the embodiment of the American Dream. As a refugee to our Great Nation, Hung worked tirelessly to make proud the Country that gave his family a home,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.…

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