{"id":2287527,"date":"2024-07-01T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-candidate-hung-cao-slams-hit-jobs-on-his-military-record-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T18:29:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T22:29:13","slug":"senate-candidate-hung-cao-slams-hit-jobs-on-his-military-record-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-candidate-hung-cao-slams-hit-jobs-on-his-military-record-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate candidate Hung Cao slams \u2018hit jobs\u2019 on his military record &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fsenate-candidate-hung-cao-slams-hit-jobs-on-his-military-record-washington-examiner%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=2287527&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>The article discusses Senate candidate Hung Cao&#8217;s response to recent reporting questioning his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/repulsive-illinois-nevertrumper-adam-kinzinger-continues-to-attack-president-trump-while-claiming-his-military-service-allows-him-to-act-as-insubordinate\/\" title=\"Repulsive Illinois #NeverTrumper Adam Kinzinger Continues to Attack President Trump While Claiming His Military Service Allows Him To Act as Insubordinate\">military service<\/a> injuries. Cao, \u2062a \u2063decorated Navy combat veteran and Republican nominee for the Senate in Virginia, criticized\u200c the reporting as &#8220;disgusting&#8221; and accused media outlets \u2062of conducting &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brent-musburger-believes-paid-assassin-leaked-jon-grudens-emails-to-get-him-fired\/\" title=\"Brent Musburger Believes &#039;Paid Assassin&#039; Leaked Jon Gruden&#039;s Emails to Get Him Fired\">hit jobs<\/a>&#8221; on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-to-watch-deadly-piers-morgan-blisters-mma-match-featuring-openly-transgender-fighter\/\" title=\"\u2018Sickening To Watch,\u2019 \u2018Deadly\u2019: Piers Morgan Blisters MMA Match Featuring Openly Transgender Fighter\">military record<\/a>. The article \u2063details Cao&#8217;s comments on a Washington, D.C. radio show where \u2063he\u2063 refuted claims\u200b made in the report and defended his military service. Cao&#8217;s opponent in the\u2064 Senate race, Sen. Tim\u200d Kaine, has also been engaging in heated exchanges with Cao, \u2062calling him a &#8220;MAGA extremist.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-isnt-quite-hackish-enough-for-the-biden-white-house\/\" title=\"Media not hackish enough for Biden White House.\">article\u200c highlights<\/a>\u200b the ongoing rivalry \u200bbetween the \u200dtwo candidates leading up to \u200bthe\u2064 election.  <\/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<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senate candidate Hung Cao slams \u2018hit jobs\u2019 on his military record<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/heather-hunter\/\">Heather Hunter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-01T17:39:17-04:00\">July 1, 2024 5:39 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1692049\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Hung Cao, a decorated Navy combat veteran and Republican nominee for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Senate<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Virginia<\/a>, called recent reporting that raised questions about his military service injuries \u201cdisgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are saying that any disabled veteran in America that does not have a Purple Heart is faking it. This is the most disgusting thing I\u2019ve ever heard from <em>USA Today<\/em>,\u201d Cao said on <a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/oconnor-and-company\/hung-cao-on-the-trump-rally-in-virginia-and-respon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a Washington, D.C. radio show\">a Washington, D.C., radio show<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Beyer and Tom Vanden Brook cowrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/06\/26\/hung-cao-military-record-purple-heart\/74220141007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"piece\">piece<\/a> that Cao has \u201cmade repeated references to becoming disabled after he was \u2018blown up\u2019 in combat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>USA Today<\/em> report said the Virginia Republican\u2019s Navy service record \u201cdoes not show a Purple Heart award, the commendation given to troops who have suffered wounds from \u2018direct or indirect result of enemy action\u2019 that required medical attention. Nor does his record indicate that he received the Navy\u2019s Combat Action Ribbon, which requires that a sailor \u2018must have rendered satisfactory performance under enemy fire while actively participating in ground or surface combat engagement.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cao, 52, criticized one of the reporters of the article, calling Beyer \u201ca young activist who calls herself a reporter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He claimed to WMAL that there have been numerous media \u201chit jobs\u201d because he is allegedly viewed as a \u201cthreat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-kaine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tim Kaine\">Tim Kaine<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey make a mockery of getting blown up or getting traumatic brain injury,\u201d Cao said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-man-drives-over-1000-miles-to-help-american-family-stuck-in-snow\/\" title=\"Canadian Man Drives Over 1,000 Miles To Help American Family Stuck in Snow\">military veteran<\/a> said he \u201chas been exposed to a lot of explosions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know people look at me and say, \u2018He\u2019s not disabled. He\u2019s 170 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal,&#8217;\u201d Cao quipped.<\/p>\n<p>He added with a serious tone, \u201cThey are saying that if you don\u2019t have a Purple Heart then you\u2019re faking it, that\u2019s what they are saying. \u2026 This is an affront to every disabled veteran in America \u2014 we\u2019re talking millions of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cao was a speaker at the Chesapeake, Virginia, rally with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Friday following the first 2024 presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018We\u2019re going to win,&#8217;\u201d the Navy veteran said to the crowd, repeating his conversation with the former president who had told him, \u201c\u2018We\u2019re going to crush it in Virginia.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cao\u2019s opponent in the Senate race is Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), who has called Cao \u201ca MAGA extremist who looks out for himself first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The war of words between Kaine and Cao <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3052663\/tim-kaine-hung-cao-senate-battle-heating-up-virginia-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"began heating up\">began heating up<\/a> following Virginia\u2019s primary in June.<\/p>\n<p>Kaine has been a longtime household name in Virginia, serving as governor from 2006 to 2010, as a Democratic National Committee chairman, and as a U.S. senator for the commonwealth since 2013.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trump-endorsed Vietnam refugee is a newcomer politician who previously ran in Virginia\u2019s 10th Congressional District in 2022. He is a Naval Academy graduate and former special operations officer.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to <em>USA Today<\/em> about Cao\u2019s comments. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1692049\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1692049\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Tags<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\">2024 Election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-kaine\/\">Tim Kaine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\">Virginia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate candidate Hung Cao criticized recent reporting questioning his military record, calling it &#8220;disgusting&#8221; and accusing the media of conducting &#8220;hit jobs&#8221; on him. Cao, a decorated Navy combat veteran and Republican nominee for the Senate in Virginia, defended his service and denounced claims that disabled veterans without a Purple Heart are faking their injuries. He also criticized his opponent, Sen. Tim Kaine, for labeling him as a &#8220;MAGA extremist.&#8221; The war of words between Kaine and Cao has intensified since the primary election in June<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2287528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24181040543546.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33582,33581,33583,33580,32076],"class_list":["post-2287527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hit-jobs","tag-hung-cao","tag-military-record","tag-senate-candidate","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24181040543546.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2287527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2287527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2287527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2287527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2287527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}