Joe Kent, who led the National Counterterrorism Center and was a top aide to intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, became the first senior Trump administration official to resign over the war in Iran.Why it matters: Kent's stinging rebuke — that Trump launched the war under pressure from Israel despite Iran posing "no imminent threat" to the U.S. —…
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.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) responded to the resignation of National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent on Tuesday, challenging the departing Trump official’s assertion that Iran “posed no imminent threat” to the United States. “I don’t know where Joe Kent is getting his information, but he wasn’t in those briefings clearly,” Johnson told…
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, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, wrote that he "cannot in good conscience" support the war
The president also claims he really didn’t know Joe Kent, despite having repeatedly praised him and given him a top job in his administration.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday said President Trump “concluded that the terrorist Islamist regime in Iran posed an imminent threat and he took action,” her first comments that come in the wake of a top aide of hers resigning in protest of the conflict against Iran. “Donald Trump was overwhelmingly elected by…
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Former US Ambassador to Israel under the Biden administration Thomas Nides calls Iran’s regime “dangerous” and says he hopes the US and Israel are aligned in their objectives in the region. Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka says…
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has announced his resignation over his opposition to the war against 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.
