President Trump slammed the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned in protest over the war with Iran as “weak on security.” NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
Joe Kent, who was tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on Tuesday out of protest over the U.S. war against Iran, marking the president’s first major rebuke on the conflict from a member of his administration.“After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National…
Mr. Kent is the highest-ranking Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict. He is also known for his support of conspiracy theories.
“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation,” he said.
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.
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
Donald Trump said he's glad that his top counterterrorism official resigned over the war with Iran.
President Donald Trump responded to a question Tuesday about former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joe Kent’s resignation over the Iran conflict. Kent stated in…
Joe Kent, the director of President Donald Trump‘s National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation Tuesday. Kent served 11 combat tours before joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 2018 and taking over the administration’s counterterrorism center last summer. He is the first high-ranking Trump administration official to leave his post…
