Director of National Counter Terrorism Centre, joe kentIs resigned On America’s war with Iran. A new report reveals that Vice President J.D. Vance met with Kent the day before his public announcement and urged him to handle his departure with the respect of President Donald Trump.
JD Vance reportedly met with Joe Kent before resigning
according to Washington PostJoe Kent and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard JD Vance On March 16 at the White House. During that meeting, Kent presented his resignation letter to the Vice President.
A White House official claimed that Vance encouraged Kent to talk to the White House Chief of Staff and the President before making any final decisions. “The vice president encouraged him to be respectful to POTUS,” the official alleged. A spokesperson for Vance later said that the vice president “believes it is important for the national security team to remain united, trust each other, and refrain from speaking to the media about internal deliberations.”
Joe Kent announced his resignation in a public post on March 17. a letter To President Donald Trump On X. “After much consideration, I have decided to resign,” Kent wrote. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.” In his letter, Kent argued that “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.”
The former Green Beret, who deployed to combat 11 times, praised Trump in his letter for previously using military power “without drawing us into never-ending wars.” He specifically cited the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and the defeat of the Islamic State during the first Trump administration.
Overall, Joe Kent accused “high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media” of running a “disinformation campaign” that encouraged war with Iran. The White House immediately refuted his claim that there was no imminent threat from Iran.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu Mandatory