Joseph Kent (director of the National Counterterrorism Center) resigns

[Clipper]

Mr. Kent will be one of the "big names" joining the Libertarian Party...

He'll either be on the ticket or a Senate candidate.

I'm not sure about that. Before Trump went off the deep end & went to war with Iran, Kent was a staunch supporter of his. Of course Trump & his fringe MAGA lapdogs, podcasters & Trump's Fox Fake News ankle grabbers like lumpy Sean will set out to ruin him so you never know.

 

[Clipper]

The US military is better now than it has been in decades.
You EU guys with no militaries just don't know what a good one looks like.

And that gets tankers thru Hormuz how? Terrorists can take out a tanker with a rocket launcher from shore. They can also bomb tankers with underwater drones, not to mention mines considering our minesweepers are thousands of miles away thanks to some idiot who pulled them out of that area.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

If Bibi cant find a replacement someone will have to step up.
An Israeli agent would be best but trump moght struggle to sell that.
Now that the war is won Pete might have spare capacity. And he is a no nonsense guy. Ideal for the spy game.
Markwayne should really be flipping burgers for a living

Top US counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran war

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[berg80]

In his letter, Kent asks the orange brain stem to reflect on what he's doing. It's what any good leader does all the time. Self-reflection isn't in Dotard's tool box. But gratuitous, juvenile insults are.

 

[popscottpopscott]

Let Johnson speak for himself.
Mike Johnson was in the briefing, Joseph Kent was not, a low level person who has no credible knowledge of what "he doesn't know"

 

[Meister]

Already a thread on this.

 

[mudwhistle]

Director of the National Counterterrorism Center has had enough. He's understanding what a LOT of MAGA are saying, that this war isn't for American safety. That it's only fighting for Israel. I just wonder how much more Tulsi Gabbard can stomach.

Top Trump counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran, saying it "posed no imminent threat to our nation"​

President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the decision to begin a war against Iran when "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation."



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[mudwhistle]

That is a damning letter.

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Barack Obama started wars in 5 countries......the media kept silent about them till Benghazi blew up in their faces.

 

[excalibur]

Trump has been on record since 1980 on Iran.

 

[mudwhistle]

In his letter, Kent asks the orange brain stem to reflect on what he's doing. It's what any good leader does all the time. Self-reflection isn't in Dotard's tool box. But gratuitous, juvenile insults are.

 

[Mac1958]

I'm not sure about that. Before Trump went off the deep end & went to war with Iran, Kent was a staunch supporter of his. Of course Trump & his fringe MAGA lapdogs, podcasters & Trump's Fox Fake News ankle grabbers like lumpy Sean will set out to ruin him so you never know.

If nothing else, it's nice to know that someone from MAGA in DC actually has a red line. As opposed to all the craven, shameless congressional Republicans and the equally craven and shameless Cabinet.

Who knows, maybe this will give others some balls.

 

[Delldude]

Joe Kent is right on all counts.

Best budd of Tucker Carlson.....you know the guy that demons attacked in his sleep and he woke up with scratches all over his body?

Democrats strongly opposed Kent’s confirmation because of his past ties to far-right figures and conspiracy theories. But following his resignation, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Kent’s concerns about the war in Iran were justified.

“I strongly disagree with many of the positions he has espoused over the years, particularly those that risk politicizing our intelligence community,” Warner said. “But on this point, he is right: There was no credible evidence of an imminent threat from Iran that would justify rushing the United States into another war of choice in the Middle East.”

Suddenly the Liz Cheney rules of etiquette apply.

Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat

President Donald Trump is pushing back against claims by the director of the National Counterterrorism Center about the motivations for the Iran war.

apnews.com

 

[XponentialChaos]

If nothing else, it's nice to know that someone from MAGA in DC actually has a red line. As opposed to all the craven, shameless congressional Republicans and the equally craven and shameless Cabinet.

Who knows, maybe this will give others some balls.

It would be nice, but I doubt it. MAGA requires unwavering loyalty to Trump at all times.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they turn on Kent any moment now. The moment he disagreed with Trump he became an America-hating communist RINO libtard Nazi, or something.

 

[Delldude]

It would be nice, but I doubt it. MAGA requires unwavering loyalty to Trump at all times.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they turn on Kent any moment now. The moment he disagreed with Trump he became an America-hating communist RINO libtard Nazi, or something.

The Dems didn't like him before they did.

 

[Marener]

The Dems didn't like him before they did.

This dude was willing to do and say a lot of shady things for Trump.

Apparently he reached his limit.

 

[Delldude]

This dude was willing to do and say a lot of shady things for Trump.

Apparently he reached his limit.

Tuckers boy, now he's your BFF..

 

[Marener]

Tuckers boy, now he's your BFF..

Where did I indicate he’s my “BFF”?

You shouldn’t make shit up. It’s weak.

 

[Failzero]

They got to Tucker & Kent the same way they got to Matt Drudge

 

[Delldude]

Where did I indicate he’s my “BFF”?

You shouldn’t make shit up. It’s weak.

You shouldn't wear so many socks.

You sound like Marc Warner....

No support for Kent because he's a RW conspiracy theory wacko.....
Now, suddenly, he's the best thing since sliced bread

 

[Marener]

You shouldn't wear so many socks.

You sound like Marc Warner....

No support for Kent because he's a RW conspiracy theory wacko.....
Now, suddenly, he's the best thing since sliced bread

Everyone has their limits. He was whacko enough to believe a lot of crazy shit but claiming Iran was going to attack is any day is just too crazy even for him.