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Former counterterrorism director Joe Kent, who resigned in protest of Trump’s Iran war, calls out the MAGA media echo chamber in a confrontation with Mark Levin, arguing Israel and its lobby helped push U.S. policy toward war; Levin counters, and Kent maintains the media echo chamber and regime-change push were influential.
Trump attacked former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent in remarks to reporters, insinuating Kent’s Iran-war resignation and his public posts were hypocritical, while noting Kent’s wife Shannon Kent’s death in a 2019 ISIS bombing and his 2023 remarriage to Heather Kaiser Kent. He recalled offering Kent a White House security job, accused him of disloyalty, and referenced Kent’s past ties to antisemitism and extremist figures.
Former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent, who quit the Trump administration over the Iran war, warns that seizing Kharg Island or blocking Hormuz would be a disaster that could hand Iran a hostage‑like leverage via drones and missiles; Reuters reports Trump weighing occupation or blockade, while the White House disputes Kent’s claims as his resignation letter accuses Israeli influence of steering the administration toward war. The push comes as Iran threatens retaliation and oil markets react, with Kent promoting his warning in MAGA media and amid a broader debate over the administration’s war aims; an FBI leak investigation into Kent has also surfaced.
Joe Kent, who quit as Trump’s National Counterterrorism Center director over the Iran war, says leaving was worth it and would do it again, even as the FBI investigates alleged leaks; he braces for MAGA backlash while continuing to press his anti-war stance, a thread echoed by Tulsi Gabbard’s testimony amid intra-MAGA tensions over Iran.
Joe Kent, a former Trump counterterrorism head who resigned over the Iran war, says the public didn’t get the full story and argues Iran wasn’t near a nuclear threat, positioning himself as a leading MAGA anti-war voice after a marathon Tucker Carlson interview. The White House disputes his claims, an FBI leak-investigation surrounds Kent, and the Iran conflict persists, affecting markets and regional stability.
Former Trump-era counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigned in protest of the Iran war, later suggesting Israeli officials and pro-Israel media pushed the conflict, while raising allegations that echo antisemitic conspiracy tropes. The episode has intensified a debate within the GOP about Israeli influence, media framing, and the risk of antisemitism in right-wing circles, with Tucker Carlson prominent in the surrounding discourse.
Joe Kent’s resignation as the U.S. counterterrorism chief over Iran policy exposes a growing GOP split between anti-war populists and the hawkish establishment, with Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens amplifying dissent while the White House frames the issue as fringe; the factions’ clash could redefine the party’s direction ahead of elections and test whether populist sentiment can override the Trump-era foreign-policy consensus.
Joe Kent’s resignation as director of the National Counterterrorism Center over disagreements with the Iran war has become a rallying point for anti-war MAGA voices and a flashpoint for right-wing factionalism, with Carlson, Owens, and others weighing in and signaling that isolationist America-Firsters may push back against the administration and the GOP on foreign policy.
Fox News First highlights a broad slate of morning headlines, led by news that former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent is under FBI investigation. Other top items include a University of Alabama student reported missing in Barcelona, Trump warning of violence against Iran’s gas field, a NYC council staffer ordered deported, and the arrest of Joseph Duggar for alleged molestation, among broader political, immigration, Epstein-file, and entertainment coverage.
U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over President Trump's Iran policy, reigniting concerns about antisemitism and the perceived influence of Israel in American politics.
Former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent is under FBI investigation for months on suspicion of leaking classified information. He resigned amid claims that Israel misled Trump into launching a war with Iran; sources say the FBI is probing leaks related to Israel and Iran and possible disclosures to Tucker Carlson, with Kent’s online activity and prior FBI clashes noted.
Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, in an extensive Tucker Carlson interview, says senior decision-makers were barred from expressing dissent ahead of the Iran war, that intelligence briefings lacked robust dissent, and that there was no concrete intelligence of an imminent Iranian attack; he criticizes Israeli influence on U.S. policy, discusses his resignation from the Trump administration, and mentions investigations related to the Kirk assassination case and Kennedy-era declassification concerns.
The FBI has opened an inquiry into Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned over the Iran war, for possibly leaking sensitive intelligence; the probe predates his resignation and follows a pitched political clash with Trump. Kent had argued Iran posed no imminent threat and suggested Israel influenced U.S. actions, a stance that intensified GOP divisions and drew Trump’s public rebuke, with Kent later appearing on Tucker Carlson's program.
At a Michigan event, Vice President JD Vance defended party unity, saying officials should help implement the president’s decisions and that Joe Kent’s resignation over the Iran war was appropriate given his opposition to Trump’s agenda. Trump criticized Kent as weak on security, while Kent accused Israeli pressure and misinformation of fueling the conflict. The war’s casualties and costs fuel public concern and reveal fractures within Trump’s base as the administration seeks to reassure voters about avoiding long wars.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard posted that Trump concluded Iran posed an imminent threat and acted on that assessment, while Joe Kent resigned as head of the National Counterterrorism Center to oppose the Iran war, arguing Iran was not an imminent threat and alleging pressure from Israel; Trump supporters defend the decision as necessary to protect the United States.