President Donald Trump crammed two extra roles inside of his management overdue Thursday via saying who might be serving as deputy secretary of trade and underneath secretary of the Army.
Trump decided on former Virginia congressional candidate, Hung Cao, to function the following underneath secretary of the Army and previous underneath secretary of power for science, Paul Dabbar, to function deputy secretary of trade.
The president congratulated each males, who’re Navy veterans and graduates of the US Naval Academy, in separate Fact Social posts Thursday night time.
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President Donald Trump appointed Hung Cao to underneath secretary of the Army and Paul Dabbar to deputy secretary of trade overdue Thursday. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Cao, who got here to the U.S. in 1975 after his circle of relatives escaped Vietnam in a while prior to the autumn of Saigon, maximum lately ran for U.S. Senate in Virginia against Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine all over the 2024 election, dropping to the incumbent senator. He was once counseled via Trump all over the race.
He retired from the Army as a captain after 25 years in Particular Operations. Whilst Cao served in battle roles, he additionally labored on the Pentagon and was once assigned to balancing the Army’s $140 billion finances.
“Hung is the embodiment of the American Dream. As a refugee to our Nice Country, Hung labored tirelessly to make proud the Nation that gave his circle of relatives a house. He went to our superb United States Naval Academy, and later earned his Grasp’s Stage in Physics. Hung served in battle as a Particular Operations Officer for twenty 5 years. With Hung’s revel in each in battle, and within the Pentagon, he’s going to get the process finished. Congratulations to Hung, and his superb circle of relatives!” Trump wrote on Fact Social.
Cao thanked the president for settling on him in a put up on X and mentioned “let’s get to paintings.”
Hung Cao ran for U.S. Senate in Virginia in opposition to Democrat incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine all over the 2024 race. (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)
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Dabbar, who worked in Trump’s Department of Energy all over his first time period, served within the Army as a submarine officer and spent years after his army occupation operating within the power sector as a managing director at J.P. Morgan.
Trump mentioned Dabbar will paintings with Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick to “deliver again American Management in World Trade, Business, and Generation.”
“Paul served as my Beneath Secretary of Power for Science, the place he lead the Nationwide Labs that began because the Long island Challenge, serving to to pressure semiconductors, AI, quantum, Power Dominance, and our Battle-fighting features,” Trump wrote on Fact Social, partially.
Paul Dabbar served all over the primary Trump management because the underneath secretary of power for science. (Division of Power)
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The president nonetheless has to announce his selections for loads of smaller positions, however has just about rounded out his Cabinet. Of the 22 nominations made that require Senate affirmation, 19 were showed as of Thursday.
