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Trump bids goodbye to intel official who resigned over Iran: 'Good thing that he's out'

Mar 17, 2026Right

President Donald Trump said Joe Kent's resignation is "a good thing" because he was "weak on security."

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Senior Trump official resigns over Iran: 'I cannot in good conscience support the war'

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Senior Trump official resigns over Iran: 'I cannot in good conscience support the war'

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…

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‘A good thing he’s out’: Trump unloads on ‘very weak’ counterterror official who is quitting over Iran war

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Top Trump counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war

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Top Trump counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war

President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.

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