In an outraged and at times feverish letter, Joe Kent suggested the president was manipulated by Israel into going to war with Iran.
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center, a retired Green Beret and longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, says he has resigned over the war in Iran.
Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday over concerns about the war in Iran, becoming the first senior Trump administration official to leave because of the military operation.
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has announced his resignation over his opposition to the war against Iran.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has lost one of her key deputies thanks to the ongoing war in Iran. The post NEW: National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War, Blames Israel and Its “Powerful American Lobby” for Conflict appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation,” he said.
A top counterterrorism official who twice received President Donald Trump’s endorsement in failed bids for Congress announced he was resigning in protest of the Iran war, arguing that Israel had dragged the US into the conflict.
Joe Kent, President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on Tuesday citing the Iran war and saying, "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation." Kent, who was a controversial pick to lead the agency, is the first senior official to step down over the war and the first to resign during Mr. Trump's second term.
Mr. Kent announced his resignation as director of the National Counterterrorism Center. He said that pressure from Israel had pushed President Trump into war against Iran.
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
