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Nick Szabo· 2026-03-19 22:30
RT Caroline Sunshine (@CSUNSHINE)The White House said Joe Kent was not involved in ‘any discussions’ leading up to or during the war with Iran.1) Why was the Director of Counterterrorism excluded from deliberations about war with the, ‘world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism’? Why wasn’t his expertise—including 11 combat deployments to the region & CIA service —considered valuable?2) If he was excluded over leak concerns, why was he still employed with access to classified information? ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2026-03-19 10:05
Joe Kent’s resignation as the chief U.S. counterterrorism officer highlights the MAGA movement’s fault line over Israel and the war in Iran https://t.co/TsId9pR08f ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2026-03-18 18:30
The resignation of Joe Kent, the Trump administration’s top counterterrorism official, has the president’s advisers circling the wagons as signs of dissent over the war emerge. https://t.co/KZHysVHWlB https://t.co/vEmZYm2iHp ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2026-03-18 09:18
The resignation of Joe Kent, the Trump administration’s top counterterrorism official, has the president’s advisers circling the wagons as signs of dissent over the war emerge https://t.co/zTS4raodIp ...
'A bombshell': Top counterterrorism official contradicts Trump on Iran
MSNBC· 2026-03-18 04:06
and check your calendar because we are no 23 days away from the midterms. And today we saw opposition to the war in Iran from inside the Trump administration. The director of National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, you might not know his name, but you will tonight.He resigned, writing the following, quote, I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, end quote. When Trump nominated Kent for the job last year.He was a very controversial pick wi ...
Top U.S. counterterrorism official resigns as Iran security leader killed in strike
NBC News· 2026-03-18 00:00
Good evening. I'm Kristen Welker in for Tom. Tonight we begin with the growing fallout from the war with Iran.A top US counterterrorism official announces he's quitting in protest. Joe Kent writing in his resignation letter he cannot in good conscience back the president's war with Iran, saying there was never an imminent threat from the country. That bombshell setting off an internal White House battle with the president and his allies attacking Kent.President Trump today also lashing out at NATO allies fo ...
National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over Iran war
NBC News· 2026-03-17 19:46
Monica, in another turn this morning, we got news regarding the nation's counterterrorism director resigning. What exactly did he say and how's the president responding. Yeah, he wrote in his resignation letter basically that he could not continue to serve because of his opposition to the war against Iran.He wrote specifically that he did not believe that Iran posed an imminent threat, which is something that the White House and the president certainly have been saying was a reason for the justification. mo ...
Top counterterrorism official resigns over war with Iran
MSNBC· 2026-03-17 19:03
BREAKING: The director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, is resigning in protest over the war with Iran, saying in a statement that he "cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran," and that "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation." MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and ...
'Justification for going to war was a lie': Fmr. counterterrorism official on Kent resignation
MSNBC· 2026-03-17 17:25
I WANT TO BRING IN DAVID ROAD, MSNOW SENIOR NATIONAL SECURITY REPORTER. SUSAN PAGE IS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF FOR USA TODAY. AND MICHAEL DUFFIN IS FORMER SENIOR ADVISER FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S BUREAU OF COUNTER TERRORISM, CURRENTLY RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN VIRGINIA.MICHAEL ASKED ABOUT KENT'S RESIGNATION. I WANT TO PLAY WHAT DONALD TRUMP JUST said. Your director of national counterterrorism, Joe Kent, he just resigned today.He said he can't support your conflict with Iran. What's your reaction to that. And ...