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.”

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.

Hung Cao (R), who unsuccessfully ran for the Virginia Senate seat last year, will be the next United States Under Secretary of the Navy.

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 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

President Trump on late Thursday announced he will nominate former Navy captain and congressional candidate Hung Cao to be the Under Secretary of the