Cao during his Senate run in 2024 was critical of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, referring to them as a "far-left ideological agenda."

Hung Cao, who lost to Sen. Tim Kaine in November, will serve as Under Secretary of the Navy following his appointment by President Donald Trump.

The former congressional candidate has called for a military of alpha males and females willing “to rip out their own guts, eat them and ask for seconds.”

Long-time U.S. Navy Veteran and former Republican congressional candidate Hung Cao was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as

Hung Cao, a former Virginia Republican Senate candidate, was nominated by President Donald Trump on Thursday as under secretary of the U.S. Navy. Cao, who Trump described as the “embodiment of the American Dream,” will have to be approved by the Senate to assume the role, New York Post reported Friday.

The European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Friday it has become clear “the free world needs a new leader” after President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sparred in the Oval Office, adding that Europeans should “take this challenge.” “Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support…

Cao, who ran a long-shot campaign to unseat Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in Virginia last year, went viral on social media after debate with the incumbent in which he railed against “drag queens” and other diversity,

President Trump welcomed Paul Dabbar and Hung Cao as officials in his second administration on Thursday, lauding them for their careers in public service. Dabbar, a former nuclear submarine

Trump announced on Truth Social he would nominate the former candidate for Virginia senator and former Navy veteran for the second-highest official of the Navy.

President Donald Trump added Hung Cao (R) to his administration on Thursday, according to an announcement on social media.