{"id":2634205,"date":"2026-07-23T15:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-official-placed-on-leave-after-vowing-to-undo-trumps-policies\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:00:22","slug":"navy-official-placed-on-leave-after-vowing-to-undo-trumps-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-official-placed-on-leave-after-vowing-to-undo-trumps-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy official placed on leave after vowing to undo Trump&#8217;s policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fnavy-official-placed-on-leave-after-vowing-to-undo-trumps-policies%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=2634205&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>A senior Navy official, Brandon Newsom, was placed on administrative leave after an undercover video showed him criticizing the Trump administration, expressing intentions to undo Trump-era policies and condemning the Iran war, describing it as &#8220;entirely stupid.&#8221; The video, posted by conservative investigator James O\u2019Keefe, was filmed during a secret encounter where Newsom made these statements, suggesting he would oppose current policies after Trump leaves office.Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao condemned Newsom&#8217;s behaviour as inappropriate and incompatible with department standards, emphasizing the Navy\u2019s serious stance against such conduct. O\u2019Keefe has a history of undercover investigations exposing officials\u2019 inappropriate behavior, leading to suspensions and investigations. Additionally, other figures, including a Secret Service agent related to Vice President Vance, have been placed on leave following revelations from O\u2019Keefe\u2019s hidden camera footage. The investigations have also led to the DOJ examining discrimination allegations and voting law violations.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior official with the secretary of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/navy\/\">Navy<\/a>\u2018s office was placed on administrative leave on Wednesday after he appeared to condemn the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> in an undercover video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an announcement<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SECNAV\/status\/2080080031947084190\"> posted<\/a> to X, acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao said senior Navy official Brandon Newsom had exhibited behavior \u201cinappropriate and incompatible with the standards expected of Department personnel,\u201d and placed him on leave \u201cimmediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4661253\/navy-official-trump-policies-undercover-video\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Senior Navy official placed on leave after vowing to undo Trump\u2019s policies in undercover video<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4659320\/ukraine-zelensky-cabinet-firings-war-military\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Zelensky struggles to bridge generational gap in military approach to Russia<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4659655\/judge-hegseth-military-testosterone-plan-transgender-troop-ban\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge questions whether Hegseth\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >testosterone plan undermines transgender troops ban<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development comes after conservative media personality James O\u2019Keefe posted a video he said showed Newsom denouncing President Donald Trump as a \u201cnarcissist\u201d and promising to \u201cundo whatever\u2019s been done\u201d at the Pentagon after the president leaves office. In the video, Newsom also appeared to condemn the war in Iran, calling it \u201ccompletely stupid\u201d and saying the conflict has been driven by Trump\u2019s ego.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O\u2019Keefe is an undercover investigator who seeks to capture criminal or inappropriate behavior on hidden cameras during encounters with unsuspecting individuals. O\u2019Keefe <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JamesOKeefeIII\/status\/2080012196784808193\">published his latest investigation<\/a> this week, saying he pretended to go on a \u201cgay date\u201d with Newsom, during which he secretly filmed the Navy official making the statements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cao, the Navy secretary, reposted O\u2019Keefe\u2019s video of the encounter in his announcement that Newsom was being placed on leave. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department of the Navy takes the conduct shown in this video extremely seriously,\u201d Cao said. \u201cSuch statements and apparent intent to leverage a position to undermine the policies and direction set by our elected leaders are inappropriate and incompatible with the standards expected of Department personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Newsom is one of many figures O\u2019Keefe has sought to expose in undercover videos that have led either to their suspension or triggered a Justice Department investigation into their conduct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4414224\/youngkin-backs-vance-2028-silent-on-own-future\/\"><strong>YOUNGKIN BACKS VANCE FOR 2028 WHILE SILENT ON HIS OWN FUTURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the Secret Service agents in January on Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a>\u2018s security detail <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4418366\/jd-vance-secret-service-agent-suspended-sensitive-security-info-undercover-video\/\">was placed on administrative leave<\/a> after he was captured on video footage and in text messages telling O\u2019Keefe\u2019s media group about sensitive information related to Vance\u2019s security measures and travel plans.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May, O\u2019Keefe\u2019s group published footage he said showed Washington Nationals director of community relations Sean Hudson discriminating against pitcher Trevor Williams because of his Christian beliefs, leading the DOJ <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4587438\/doj-boebert-washington-nationals-discriminate-christian\/\">to promise to examine allegations<\/a>. Earlier that month, the DOJ<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4573116\/la-woman-plea-deal-skid-row-homeless-voting-scam\/\"> charged a California woman<\/a> with violating the law by paying people to register to vote, in response to another investigation published by O\u2019Keefe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy official placed on leave after undercover video comments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2634206,"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\/2026\/07\/navy-sailors-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50402,4835,6758,4808,3753],"class_list":["post-2634205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-leadership-2","tag-misconduct","tag-navy","tag-official","tag-political"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/navy-sailors-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634205","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634205"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2634210,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634205\/revisions\/2634210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2634206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}