{"id":2653206,"date":"2026-09-01T19:19:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-hung-cao-as-permanent-navy-secretary\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:21:11","slug":"trump-nominates-hung-cao-as-permanent-navy-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-nominates-hung-cao-as-permanent-navy-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump nominates Hung Cao as permanent Navy secretary"},"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\">16<\/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-nominates-hung-cao-as-permanent-navy-secretary%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=2653206&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>President Donald Trump has nominated Hung Cao to serve permanently as Navy Secretary, a role he has been holding in an acting capacity since April. Trump expressed confidence in Cao&#8217;s leadership, emphasizing the importance of patriotic leaders for maintaining a strong Navy and Marine Corps. The President also urged the Senate to confirm Cao quickly to continue his effective work. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-slams-save-act-as-jim-crow-2-0\/\" title=\"Schumer slams SAVE Act as \u2018Jim Crow 2.0\u2019\">article includes related stories<\/a> about other defense and political topics.  <\/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\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Tuesday nominated Hung Cao to permanently take on the role of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/navy\/\">Navy<\/a> secretary after holding the position in an acting capacity since April.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need Patriots like Hung leading our Navy and Marine Corps, and I can think of no one better than him to make sure our Great Navy and Marine Corps remain the FIERCEST and BEST Force the World has ever seen,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/117198235291587483\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social.<\/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\/policy\/defense\/4708941\/trump-nominates-hung-cao-navy-secretary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump nominates Hung Cao as permanent Navy secretary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4708253\/driscoll-resignation-intensifies-hegseth-questions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Driscoll\u2019s resignation further intensifies questions surrounding Hegseth<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4707908\/white-house-rolls-royce-investment-indiana\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House touts Rolls-Royce $1 billion investment as \u2018Trump Effect\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president also urged the Senate to confirm Cao for the position, \u201cso he can continue the fantastic work he has been doing over the past 4 months.\u201d<\/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\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4708253\/driscoll-resignation-intensifies-hegseth-questions\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4708253\/driscoll-resignation-intensifies-hegseth-questions\/\">DRISCOLL\u2019S RESIGNATION FURTHER INTENSIFIES QUESTIONS SURROUNDING HEGSETH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">breaking news story<\/a>. 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