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Top Gabbard aide resigns over Iran war
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Top aide to Director of National Intelligence resigns in protest of Trump administration's war in Iran. First major official to resign over the war.
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Top counterterrorism official resigns over the Iran war, saying "Iran posed no imminent threat"
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.
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Joe Kent, a Top Counterterrorism Official for the Trump Administration, Resigns, Citing Iran War
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.
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Top Trump Official Resigns Over Iran War: ‘No Imminent Threat’
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, wrote that he "cannot in good conscience" support the war
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Trump unloads on top official Joe Kent over Iran war resignation: 'He was weak'
President Donald Trump lashed out at his former director of National Counterterrorism Center on Tuesday following the official’s resignation out of protest over the U.S. war against Iran, calling him “weak” and “not smart.”Joe Kent was tapped by Trump in early 2025 to lead his administration’s key counterterrorism agency, and has long been seen as a loyal…
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Top Counterterrorism Official Resigns in Protest of Iran War
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.
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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
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White House Blasts Anti-War Coverage As ‘Fake News’ Minutes After Top Official Resigns Over Iran
'We are combatting the Fake News daily at the White House'
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