{"id":2271473,"date":"2024-06-19T12:23:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-navy-vet-wins-senate-primary-will-face-off-against-tim-kaine\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T12:25:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T16:25:08","slug":"trump-backed-navy-vet-wins-senate-primary-will-face-off-against-tim-kaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-navy-vet-wins-senate-primary-will-face-off-against-tim-kaine\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Endorsed Navy Veteran Triumphs in Senate Primary, Set to Challenge Tim Kaine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-backed-navy-vet-wins-senate-primary-will-face-off-against-tim-kaine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2271473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hung Cao, a former Navy captain backed by former President Donald \u200bTrump, won Virginia&#8217;s Republican Senate primary with 61.8% of the \u200cvote. He will challenge Democratic incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine in\u2064 the upcoming November elections. Trump praised \u2063Cao as a tirefless fighter with priorities including stopping inflation, \u2063securing the border, and defending the Second Amendment. Cao, a Vietnamese refugee turned Navy special operations \u200cofficer, previously ran unsuccessfully for the\u2062 House in\u2064 2022. He has been critical of the Biden\u2063 administration and its policies, particularly concerning\u200d immigration. This win comes amidst competitive political stakes as Trump and Biden currently show \u200dequal support\u200d in Virginia according to surveys, suggesting a closely watched race ahead.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 19, 2024 at 6:28am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A former Navy captain who ran with the backing of former President Donald Trump won Virginia\u2019s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Hung Cao received 61.8 percent of the vote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4728674-hung-cao-donald-trump-virginia-tim-kaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>. The rest of the votes were scattered among four other candidates. Trump noted the win in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112640309644095112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cao will face Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-clinton-shares-extremely-insensitive-d-day-post-limits-comments-hide-outrage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillary Clinton\u2019s<\/a> running mate in the 2016 general election, in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy message to Tim Kaine is: don\u2019t go away mad, just go away. Thirty years getting rich on our dime is more than enough,\u201d Cao said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2024\/06\/18\/hung-cao-wins-va-republican-senate-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Signal<\/a>. \u201cWe need fighters to solve our problems, not politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Combat Veteran and Highly Decorated Special Operations Officer, Hung Cao will be a tireless fighter to stop Inflation, grow our Economy, secure our Border, strongly support our Incredible Military\/Vets and defend our always under siege Second Amendment,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hungcao_va\/status\/1794925907146072481?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote in May<\/a> when he endorsed Cao.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m honored to receive an endorsement from the 45th and 47th President of the United States Donald Trump! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fxAs5Ybrtn\">pic.twitter.com\/fxAs5Ybrtn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hung Cao (@HungCao_VA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HungCao_VA\/status\/1794925907146072481?\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cao ran for the House in 2022, The Hill noted, but lost to Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Will Republicans win control of the Senate in November?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kaine\u2019s race is currently rated \u201csolid Democrat\u201d by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cook Political Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, The Hill noted that its survey of polls in Virginia shows Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive-democrat-defects-biden-trump-says-joes-asleep-wheel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a> in a dead heat at 44 percent each, giving Cao an opportunity if Trump does well in the state.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you, onward to victory in November to save our country! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VUvDSRtuFT\">https:\/\/t.co\/VUvDSRtuFT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hung Cao (@HungCao_VA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HungCao_VA\/status\/1803209574469570563?\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cao was a refugee from Vietnam when he came to America, and later became a special operations officer in the Navy, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3050635\/trump-endorsed-navy-veteran-tim-kaine-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cao has called out the Biden administration for the court cases against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are losing our country. You know it. But you also know that you can\u2019t say it. We\u2019re forced to say that wrong is right. We\u2019re forced to lie,\u201d he said on one ad, per the Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>On election night, he said Biden\u2019s new protection for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-announces-new-path-citizenship-hundreds-thousands-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrants<\/a> \u201chighlights the stakes of this November\u2019s election.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tomorrow, we begin our campaign to save the country that saved my life. I spent twenty-five years in the Navy, while Tim Kaine spent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rush-limbaughs-moving-sign-off-today-video\/\" title=\"Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Moving Sign Off Today (Video)\">thirty years<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-investing-250000-into-newsom-recall-effort\/\" title=\"RNC Investing 0,000 Into Newsom Recall Effort\">elected office<\/a>. The taxpayers signed the front of our paychecks for the same amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hung Cao (@HungCao_VA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HungCao_VA\/status\/1803208481576456587?\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThank you Virginia! For our win to coincide with the date of Joe Biden\u2019s amnesty for illegal immigrants highlights the stakes of this November\u2019s election,\u201d Cao <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HungCao_VA\/status\/1803208479751999887?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor women like Laken Riley and Rachel Morin, the Biden-Kaine open border policy was literally a matter of life and death,\u201d Cao wrote.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Navy Captain Hung Cao, endorsed by ex-President Donald Trump, won Virginia&#8217;s Republican Senate primary with 61.8% of the vote, as reported by The Hill. 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