{"id":358536,"date":"2026-09-01T18:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-says-he-is-nominating-hung-cao-to-be-navy-secretary"},"modified":"2026-09-01T18:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:39:17","slug":"trump-says-he-is-nominating-hung-cao-to-be-navy-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/trump-says-he-is-nominating-hung-cao-to-be-navy-secretary","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he&#8217;s nominating Hung Cao to be Navy secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is formally nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to be the next Navy Secretary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The announcement comes one day after Trump <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/army-secretary-dan-driscoll-resigns-amid-tensions-hegseth\/story?id=136101175\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">accepted the resignation<\/a> of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, and four months after former Navy Secretary John C. Phelan was <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/navy-secretary-john-phelan-leaving-immediately-pentagon\/story?id=132289940\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">ousted<\/a>.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/dbeee01b-57d3-4f6e-a4af-f86f79dfc8c4\/AP26182691665858_1788304859458_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/dbeee01b-57d3-4f6e-a4af-f86f79dfc8c4\/AP26182691665858_1788304859458_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/dbeee01b-57d3-4f6e-a4af-f86f79dfc8c4\/AP26182691665858_1788304859458_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/dbeee01b-57d3-4f6e-a4af-f86f79dfc8c4\/AP26182691665858_1788304859458_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Burning Hills Amphitheater\" alt=\"PHOTO: Hung Cao\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/dbeee01b-57d3-4f6e-a4af-f86f79dfc8c4\/AP26182691665858_1788304859458_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Acting Secretary of the Navy is Hung Cao speaks at the Burning Hills Amphitheater during the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library opening ceremony Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Medora, N.D.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Matt Rourke\/AP Photo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><em class=\" \">This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/trump-nominating-hung-cao-navy-secretary\/story?id=136128320\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is formally nominating acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to be the next Navy Secretary. 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