Trump says he is nominating Hung Cao to be Navy secretary
Trump says the Senate should confirm Hung Cao so he can continue work on shipbuilding and Navy leadership, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump formally nominated acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to serve as permanent Navy Secretary, announcing the decision on Truth Social.
- Cao has served as acting secretary for four months after Navy Secretary John Phelan was dismissed following a troubled relationship with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- The nomination follows Monday's resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll; Trump praised Cao's work, writing, "The Senate needs to confirm this Warfighter, ASAP."
- Trump urged The Senate to act quickly, stating, "The Senate should confirm this warrior's appointment as soon as possible" to formalize Cao's permanent role.
- Before this nomination, Cao represented the Navy at Senate Armed Services Committee hearings on the Defense Authorization Request and attended the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening in Medora this past July.
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President Donald Trump of the United States nominated Hung Kao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, to this position on a permanent basis, and called on the Senate to approve it as soon as possible. "I am pleased to nominate the real warrior Hung Kao as the next Secretary of the Navy," wrote Trump in True Social.
Trump to Nominate Hung Cao as Secretary of the Navy
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao delivers remarks during a commissioning ceremony for Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Idaho at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., on April 25, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski)
Trump says he's nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao for the
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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
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WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 the…
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