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Kent, who was nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate last year, shared his resignation letter on X, objecting to the decision to go to war with Iran despite, as he stated, "no imminent threat" to the United States.
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UPDATED: Mar 17, 2026 21:22 IST
Joe Kent, Director of the Counterterrorism Center under Donald Trump, announced his immediate resignation on Tuesday, objecting to the decision to go to war with Iran despite, as he stated, “no imminent threat” to the United States.
Kent, who was nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate last year, shared his resignation letter on X, saying he “cannot support sending the next generation to fight and die in a war that offers no clear benefit to the American people or justifies the loss of American lives.”
Joe Kent is a former Green Beret and CIA operator who just resigned as the Director of the Counterterrorism Center, citing his inability to support the administration's military strikes in Iran.
Kent referenced his history as a combat veteran — and as a widower whose Navy cryptanalyst wife had been killed in an ISIS bombing in Syria
The former Army warrant officer’s resignation comes shortly after his narrow confirmation by the Senate, a process marked by sharp opposition from Democratic lawmakers who described him as “patently unqualified” and accused him of promoting conspiracy theories and espousing white supremacist views.
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Mar 17, 2026 21:22 IST
