Tim Kaine Tried to Flush Hung Cao - Then the Navy’s Top Admiral Clogged the Narrative
Senator Tim Kaine questioned Navy Secretary Hung Cao during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing regarding issues of broken toilets and food shortages on Navy ships. However, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle intervened, confirming that many of the reported problems were due to misuse rather than systemic failures. This exchange highlighted the challenges of maintaining operational readiness aboard Navy vessels and the impact of media narratives on public perception.
- ▪Senator Tim Kaine accused Navy Secretary Hung Cao of lying about issues on Navy ships.
- ▪Admiral Daryl Caudle confirmed that the toilet problems were largely due to misuse by sailors.
- ▪Cao argued that the media had inflated the issues into a broader narrative of Navy readiness problems.
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Tim Kaine Tried to Flush Hung Cao - Then the Navy’s Top Admiral Clogged the Narrative By Ben Smith | 10:20 AM on May 20, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Ben Curtis Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) walked into Wednesday's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with a plan: Corner acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao over reports of broken toilets and food shortages aboard Navy ships, and make him look like a man who blew off his own sailors to run cover for the administration. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); It did not go that way.Chief of Naval Operations Adm.
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