Leaker Gets Booted, Then Whines About Iran War
A senior Trump administration official just dropped the hammer on Joe Kent’s credibility after his dramatic resignation Tuesday as director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
According to the source, Kent was a known leaker cut out of presidential intelligence briefings months ago. The White House urged DNI Tulsi Gabbard to fire him over the suspected leaks, but she didn’t pull the trigger.
Worse, Kent had zero involvement in any Iran planning or briefings. None. Zip. So his grandstanding resignation letter accusing Israel and its U.S. lobby of dragging America into an unnecessary war rings hollow from a guy already sidelined for spilling secrets.
Kent, a former Green Beret who served as Gabbard’s chief of staff before heading up counterterrorism, claimed in his exit note he couldn’t support the fight in good conscience because Iran posed no imminent threat. He blamed outside pressure for launching Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing campaign hammering Iran’s missile sites, navy, and terror proxies to keep nukes out of mullah hands.
But with Kent already on the outs for leaking and pushing to rewrite intel reports to fit narratives, his sudden attack smells like sour grapes from a disgruntled insider who lost access long before the strikes began.
Trump’s team is delivering decisive blows against the world’s top terror sponsor. Real America First means finishing the job on Iran, not listening to leaks from the bench. Kent’s exit just clears the deck for those ready to put U.S. security first.