Virginia Senate Candidate Hung Cao (R), a retired Navy captain, dominated in a debate against incumbent Senator Time Kaine (D), who was selected as Hillary Clinton’s VP nominee back in 2016.
Cao had numerous standout moments during the lively debate, including his personal comments about illegal immigration and the direction of the U.S. Military.
“When Vietnam fell, we had nowhere to go, and America had brought us in and my parents waited in line for seven years — we all did, for seven years to get out citizenship,” Cao said in one viral exchange about illegal immigration. “The last thing that my dad had over his bed when he passed away two years ago was his naturalization certificate. I love this country so much that I wrote a blank check — up to and including my life — to defend it for 25 years in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and other parts of the world.”
“Here’s my thing to anybody who wants to come here — don’t ask for an American dream if you’re not…