As we reported, there was a shake-up at the top of the U.S. Navy hierarchy recently, with the Secretary of the Navy John Phelan leaving and Undersecretary Hung Cao taking over as Acting Secretary.
As my RedState colleague Jennifer Oliver O’Connell explained, Cao has a fine background to take over.
Under Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao will move into the role of Acting Secretary of the Navy, and will no doubt further the work started by Phelan. Cao is a retired Navy Captain and Special Operations Officer (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Deep Sea Diving) who has seen deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. He served active duty for 25 years before his retirement, and was a candidate for U.S. Senate for Virginia in 2024 before being nominated and confirmed as Under Secretary of the Navy.
What a wonderful thing it is to have a person at the top who loves America, has fought for us, and who gets it. This was one of the finest Senate campaign ads ever, in my opinion, although he didn’t win.
🚨 JUST IN: Trump names HUNG CAO the U.S. Under Secretary of the Navy.
This guy is BADA*S. This was his U.S. Senate campaign launch for Virginia in the 2024 election.
TRUMP: “Hung is the embodiment of the American Dream.“
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 28, 2025
Fortunately, Cao can now serve us in this important role.
READ MORE: Secretary of the Navy John Phelan Exits Stage Left, Under Secretary Hung Cao Enters Stage Right
Great News: There’s a New Job for Hung Cao in the Trump Admin
But Democrats, being Democrats, had to make a post attacking him. They didn’t talk about his great service to our country or his academic achievements. Instead, this is what they posted about him.
— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) April 23, 2026
So let’s start with the fact that former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), at 6’7, is extremely tall. And yes, Cao is shorter than that, so what? He’s probably achieved more in his life with his sterling career than any of the Democrats behind this social media account. Are the Democrats really trying to mock the height of an Asian man? Yes, they are. The folks who are always preaching about how to treat people show once again that they are the horrible people and flat-out racists. They not only appear to be mocking his height, but, putting it politely, questioning his manhood with that emoji.
It shows that they really don’t care about those principles they claim to care about; they’ll jump right to a racist attack if they think it serves their political purposes. So much for the party of tolerance and inclusivity. If Cao were a Democrat appointed by Joe Biden, they’d be celebrating that he got the position. They’re hypocrites, in addition to being racist.
Remarkable Democratic donors aren’t rushing to refill the coffers of the DNC when it’s being so useful like this https://t.co/lgWc1Ot7Qe
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) April 23, 2026
This guy outclasses those Democrats any day of the week, and he’s just an incredible human being.
Aww! ☺️
Nearly 15 years ago, Navy Under Secretary @HungCao_VA started a non-profit that made beeping Easter eggs for visually-impaired children so they could participate in Easter egg hunts. 🐰
Watch how it started and what they look like today 🤩: pic.twitter.com/Oq8a7IG3Ly
— Kristina Wong 🇺🇸 (@Kristinawong) April 6, 2026
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