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Trump to nominate Hung Cao as permanent Navy secretary

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

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  • Donald Trump plans to nominate acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to lead the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps permanently.
  • Trump called Cao the best candidate for the role and urged the Senate to confirm him quickly.
  • Cao, a Vietnam-born former Navy officer, would take over after John Phelan left the post without an explanation.

Donald Trump plans to make Hung Cao’s temporary role as Navy secretary permanent, presenting the Vietnam-born former Navy officer as the patriot he wants to lead the Navy and Marine Corps.

Trump said he could think of “no better” person for the position. In a post on Truth Social, he wrote, “We need patriots like Hung to lead the Navy and Marine Corps,” while urging the Senate to confirm Cao as soon as possible.

The nomination follows the abrupt departure of Cao’s predecessor, John Phelan. The Defense Department announced in April that Phelan had left the job but gave no explanation for his sudden exit.

No better

— Donald TrumpTrump described Cao as his preferred candidate to serve as the senior civilian leader of the Navy.

Since returning to office in January, Trump has carried out changes among the military’s senior leadership. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned on Monday after reports of tensions in his relationship with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Cao was born in Vietnam and came to the United States as a refugee in 1975. He retired from the Navy five years ago. In 2022, he unsuccessfully ran for Congress in Virginia as a Republican.

We need patriots like Hung to lead the Navy and Marine Corps

— Donald TrumpTrump used the statement on Truth Social while urging the Senate to confirm Cao quickly.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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