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Trump says he’ll nominate Hung Cao as Navy secretary

Washington Post Politics · September 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM

Trump says he’ll nominate Hung Cao as Navy secretary

The Vietnamese refugee, Navy veteran and former Virginia political candidate has been leading the service on an acting basis.

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