Joe Kent, Director of National Counterterrorism Center, Resigns In Protest of Iran War

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.

I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this… pic.twitter.com/prtu86DpEr

— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19) March 17, 2026

Ben Shapiro reacts to Joe Kent resigning from his position as Director of the National Counterterrorism,

His letter is "conspiracy theory" trash.. "The idea here is that President Trump is a complete moron misled by nefarious Israelis" pic.twitter.com/vHzJp9lrs1

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) March 17, 2026

NOW – Trump says it's a "good thing" that Joe Kent resigned over the Iran War: "When somebody is working with us that says they didn't think Iran was a threat—we don't want those people." pic.twitter.com/f4e3PFhtyz

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 17, 2026

Trump on Iran: These are the worst people going back to Hitler. Right? These are the worst people. pic.twitter.com/3tR6TmLuWb

— Acyn (@Acyn) March 17, 2026

Trump at a friends of Ireland luncheon: "I just want to say that the war is proceeding very very strongly. We're doing very very well. Iran — knocking the hell out of them, and you have to do that. We can't let them have a nuclear weapon. They were two weeks away." pic.twitter.com/MnCTaWBs38

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 17, 2026

Donald Trump was overwhelmingly elected by the American people to be our President and Commander in Chief. As our Commander in Chief, he is responsible for determining what is and is not an imminent threat, and whether or not to take action he deems necessary to protect the…

— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) March 17, 2026

Good for him.

Sadly, it appears Tulsi Gabbard sold out and won’t be joining him.