Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing titled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland” on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2025, in the Cannon Building.
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National Counter Terrorism Center Director Joe Kent announced Tuesday that he would resign in response to the Trump administration’s military actions against Iran.
“I cannot in good conscience support ongoing war,” Kent said in a letter addressed to President Donald Trump. Posted on Kent Official Personal X Account.
Kent, originator of the far right conspiracy theories Who was confirmed by the Senate to the director’s role last July, he accused the president of betraying Israel into supporting the war against Iran.
“Iran poses no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war because of pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent wrote in his letter.
The White House, the National Counterterrorism Center and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which houses the counterterrorism center, did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment.
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