Hung Cao
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- ID
- 97a6b085-7e78-43fc-a6a4-46bfe13bdb52
- Trending date
- 2026-04-24
- Title
- Hung_Cao
- Normalized title
- Hung Cao
- Link
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hung_Cao
- Wikipedia
- Open article
- Extract
- <p><b>Hung Cao</b> is an American politician and former military officer who has served as the acting United States secretary of the Navy since April 22, 2026, and as the 35th United States under secretary of the Navy since 2025, having served in the branch from 1989 to 2021. He was a Republican candidate for U.S. Representative in Virginia's 10th congressional district in 2022, and the party's nominee for the state's 2024 U.S. Senate election, losing to Jennifer Wexton and Tim Kaine respectively.</p>
- Summary
- American military officer and politician serving as acting Navy Secretary since 2026.
- View count
- 55366
- Rank
- 39
- Mystery rank
- 45
- Newly trending
- false
- View delta %
- -64
- Mystery
- false
- Trending reason
Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao stepped into the role of acting Secretary of the Navy after John Phelan's abrupt departure from the Trump administration, effective immediately. Phelan's exit, amid reported tension with Pentagon leadership, made him the first head of a military service to depart during this administration.
- Trending reason (short)
Hung Cao, an American military officer and politician, is trending as the new acting Secretary of the Navy following John Phelan's abrupt departure from the Trump administration.
- Carried from date
- 2026-04-23
- Trending reason source
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- Search query used
- -
- Prompt version
- v2.3
- Flag for test
- false
- Created at
- 2026-04-25T21:13:21.802895+00:00
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