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The announcement comes one day after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned
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The announcement comes one day after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned
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President Trump said on Tuesday he would be nominating Hung Cao for Navy Secretary after the predecessor to the role stepped down in April. The president announced his pick on Truth Social Tuesday night, saying “We need Patriots like Hung leading our Navy and Marine Corps, and I can think of no one better than...
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The announcement came amid a purge of leadership at the Pentagon and a stalling war effort against Iran.
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Hung Cao, a retired Navy captain and special operations veteran, has led the Department of the Navy for four months as President Trump now seeks Senate confirmation.
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Acting secretary picked for top role as critics accuse president of overworking sailors during war with Iran Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is nominating acting navy secretary Hung Cao for the permanent job, giving the navy combat veteran the nod as concerns have emerged that some sailors have been stretched to the limit during the Iran war. Cao has been serving as acting navy secretary since John Phelan departed the job unexpectedly and without explanation in late April. Continue reading...
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AIPROPX has consolidated 8 reports from 8 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Trump says he is nominating Hung Cao to be Navy secretary.” The covered outlets are based across 3 regions — US, Other, and UK.
The earliest report in this entry came from Politico (Sep 1, 2026, 23:58 UTC); the most recent came from ABC News (Sep 2, 2026, 03:21 UTC).
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