The top intelligence official resigned because there was no “imminent threat” from Iran and blamed Israel for starting the war.
Mr. Kent is under investigation for a possible intelligence leak, according to people familiar with the situation. The inquiry is said to predate his resignation this week as the top U.S. counterterrorism official.
Joe Kent has resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center in protest of President Donald Trump’s ongoing war against Iran. Kent, a twice-failed Washington congressional candidate aligned with the isolationist MAGA right, is the highest-ranking Trump official to quit because of the war. But Kent didn’t portray the president as the real…
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday rebuked former counterterrorism director Joe Kent after he resigned Tuesday in protest of the Iran war, saying administration officials who disagree with President Donald Trump should step aside rather than publicly break ranks. “Now I know Joe Kent a little bit. I like Joe Kent. You heard the president…
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard swiftly crushed the narrative pushed by outgoing National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, making it crystal clear that President Trump acted lawfully, decisively, and with full intelligence backing when he ordered strikes against Iran. The post DNI Tulsi Gabbard SHUTS DOWN Joe Kent’s Resignation…
Sen. Mitch McConnell said Joe Kent revealed his antisemitism when resigning from the National Counterterrorism Center in protest of the Iran war.
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday addressed the resignation of top intelligence aide Joe Kent and divides within President Trump’s base over the U.S. operation in Iran, saying “nobody likes war.” “The president has said this, I’ve said this. Nobody likes war, and I guarantee the president of the United States is not interested in…
