{"id":616236,"date":"2026-06-10T16:02:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=616236"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:02:06","slug":"fired-by-hegseth-now-headed-for-a-runoff-navy-admirals-political-comeback-gains-steam-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=616236","title":{"rendered":"Fired by Hegseth, now headed for a runoff: Navy admiral\u2019s political comeback gains steam"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/div>\n

A retired Navy vice admiral fired by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is now on track for a runoff election in the South Carolina Democratic primary.<\/p>\n

Former three-star vice admiral Nancy Lacore, a 35-year military veteran, was removed by Hegseth during President Donald Trump\u2019s first year back in office. Lacore called the move \u201cwithout cause\u201d in a video launching her campaign for South Carolina\u2019s 1st Congressional District. That vacant seat is Congress was left by Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., who launched a bid for governor of the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter decades of service to our country, a career that started as a Navy pilot and finished as a three-star admiral, I was removed from my position without cause,\u201d Lacore said in her video earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\n

After decades of service to our country, a career that started as a Navy pilot and finished as a three star admiral, I was removed from my position without cause.<\/p>\n

I still have more to give, more to fight for, more work to do \u2014 and I am not done serving.<\/p>\n

Join my team at\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Sv2TI62Pyj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nancy Lacore (@nancylacore) January 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTuesday\u2019s primary left no candidate with more than 50% of the vote, and now Lacore will head to a June 23 runoff election against attorney Mac Deford.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce having cleared the primary, the final candidate will look to become just the second Democrat to hold South Carolina\u2019s 1st Congressional District in over 40 years by highlighting her military record as well as how she was removed from her post by War Secretary Pete Hegseth,\u201d Fox News noted. \u201cTo turn the tables and flip the seat, Lacore has pitched herself as an anti-politics civil servant.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

Democratic Primary:
\n2026 South Carolina U.S. House 1<\/p>\n

\"\u2705\" | \"\ud83d\udfe2\" | Lacore | 8,238 | 38.27%
\n\"\u2705\" | \"\ud83d\udfe3\" | Deford | 6,321 | 29.36%
\n\"\ud83d\udd35\" | Frazier | 2,065 | 9.59%<\/p>\n

Lacore and Deford advance to a runoff.<\/p>\n

36% in pic.twitter.com\/AOoBm9SzI1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Politics HQ (@USPolitcsHQ) June 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cLacore has the backing of multiple veterans-affiliated political groups, including VoteVets and Veterans for Responsible Leadership. EMILYs List, which aims to elect Democratic pro-choice women, also endorsed her,\u201d according to The Hill. \u201cUpon launching her campaign in January, Lacore said that she \u2018never put the uniform on again\u2019 after departing the Pentagon on the day of her ouster. \u201c<\/p>\n

<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A retired Navy vice admiral fired by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is now on track for a runoff election in the South Carolina Democratic primary. Former three-star vice admiral Nancy Lacore, a 35-year military veteran, was removed by Hegseth during President Donald Trump\u2019s first year back in office. Lacore called the move \u201cwithout cause\u201d… Continue reading Fired by Hegseth, now headed for a runoff: Navy admiral\u2019s political comeback gains steam<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":616221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-616236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=616236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/616221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=616236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=616236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=616236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}