“Iran Was NOT A Threat” - Joe Kent's Resignation BLAMES Israel For U.S.-Iran War
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🗓️ 19 March 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Joe Kent, a top counterterror official, resigns over the Iran war, sparking backlash and political fallout. The panel breaks down his viral statement, questions around timing and motives, and what it reveals about division inside the administration.
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| 0:28.5 | Tax rules apply. So let's go to something that happened yesterday, okay? Joe Kent, not Jeff Kent, |
| 0:36.5 | Joe Kent, yesterday, out of nowhere, puts out a tweet. |
| 0:41.9 | And by the way, before we read this, Rob, can you do me, this is a director of national intelligence, |
| 0:45.7 | National Counterterrorism Center. |
| 0:47.6 | Rob, can you do me a favor and first go to the tweet that he has pinned to the top of his |
| 0:51.1 | Twitter account? |
| 0:53.3 | At the top of his Twitter account, he has a |
| 0:55.6 | tweet from the president. It's pinned. Thank you, President. It's an honor to serve our nation again. |
| 1:01.9 | Time to keep our nation safe and strong. It is my pleasure to nominate Joe Kent as a director |
| 1:06.2 | of national security, national counter. Terrorism Center as a soldier, Greenberry, and CIA officer. |
| 1:11.6 | Joe has a hunted down terrorist and criminals his entire life. |
| 1:14.0 | Above all, Joe knows the terrible cost of terrorism losing his wonderful wife. |
| 1:18.4 | Shannon, a great American hero, who was killed in the fight against ISIS. |
| 1:23.0 | Joe continues to honor her legacy by staying in the fight. |
| 1:25.8 | Joe will help to keep America safe by eradicating all terrorism from the jihadists around the world |
| 1:30.5 | to the cartels in our backyard. Congratulations, Joe. It's February 3rd, 2025, okay? A little over a year ago. |
| 1:38.3 | Then yesterday, he puts out this tweet, Rob, can we first show how many views this tweet got? |
| 1:43.7 | He puts out this tweet, zoom in can we first show how many views this tweet got? He puts out this tweet, zoom in 78,000 likes, 234,000 retweet, 67,000 comments, 87 million views. |
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