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US President Donald Trump reacted sharply to the resignation of Joseph Kent, former head of the National Counterterrorism Center, calling his departure a positive development and describing Kent as 'weak'.
The director of the US counterterrorism center, Joseph Kent, resigned on Tuesday, criticising the war in Iran and asserting in a letter to President Donald Trump that “Iran did not constitute an immediate threat to our country.” Kent published the letter on X, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war on Iran” […]
Joseph Kent, a senior Trump administration official, has resigned from his position, stating his inability to support the war with Iran, which he believes poses no imminent threat to the US and was initiated under pressure from Israel. This aligns with earlier reports of his resignation as US Counterterrorism Director over opposition to the Iran war.