Retired U.S. Navy captain and former Virginia Republican Senate candidate Hung Cao was confirmed to serve as the Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy in a 52-45 vote by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.
Cao’s confirmation comes after President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social in February, that he had nominated Cao for the position. In Trump’s post he praised Cao as being the “embodiment of the American Dream,” and highlighted how Cao had “served in combat as a Special Operations Officers” for 25 years.
“As a refugee to our Great Nation, Hung worked tirelessly to make proud the Country that gave his family a home,” Trump said. “He went to our amazing United States Naval Academy, and later earned his Master’s
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