A former Navy captain who ran with the support of former President Donald Trump won Virginia’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday.
According to The Hill, Cao Hong received 61.8% of the votes. The remaining votes were split between four other candidates. Trump mentioned the victory in an article published in Truth Social.
Chao will face Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s running mate in the 2016 election, in November.
“My message to Tim Kaine is: Don’t walk away angry, just walk away. Thirty years of getting rich with our pennies is enough,” Cao said, according to the Daily Signal. “We It takes warriors to solve our problems, not politicians. “
Trump wrote in the letter: “Hong Cao is a veteran and highly decorated special operations officer who will be a tireless fighter to stop inflation, grow our economy, protect our borders, and vigorously Support our incredible military/veterans and defend our 2nd Amendment which is always under siege.
I am honored to have the support of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th President of the United States! pic.twitter.com/fxAs5Ybrtn
— Cao Hong (@HungCao_VA) May 27, 2024
“Capitol Hill” pointed out that Cao ran for the House of Representatives in 2022 but lost to Democratic Representative Jennifer Wexton.
Kaine’s campaign is currently rated “Solidly Democratic” by the Cook Political Report.
However, “Capitol Hill” pointed out that its poll of Virginia showed that Trump and President Biden each had a support rate of 44%, which was tied. If Trump performs well in the state, Cao will have a chance. .
Thank you, and move towards victory in November to save the motherland! https://t.co/VUvDSRtuFT
— Cao Hong (@HungCao_VA) June 18, 2024
According to the Washington Examiner, Chao came to the United States as a Vietnamese refugee and later became a Naval Special Warfare officer.
Cao called on the Biden administration to handle the court cases against Trump.
“We are losing our country. You know that. But you also know you can’t say it. We have to say that wrong is right. We are forced to say it,” he said in one ad, according to the Examiner. lie. “
On election night, he said Biden’s new protections for illegal immigrants “highlight the stakes of this November’s election.”
Tomorrow we will begin our campaign to save the country that saved my life. I served in the Navy for 25 years and Tim Kaine served in elected office for 30 years. It’s the same time taxpayers sign the front of our paychecks.
— Cao Hong (@HungCao_VA) June 18, 2024
“Thank you Virginia! Our victory coincides with Joe Biden’s amnesty for illegal immigrants, highlighting the stakes of this November’s election.
“For women like Laken Riley and Rachel Morin, the Biden-Kaine open border policy is literally a matter of life and death,” Cao wrote.
This article originally appeared in Western Daily News.
