Joe Kent Ragequits + Why The Right Must Win AI
The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk
4.6 • 65.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent has become the first high-profile member of the Admin to quit over Iran. Was it wise for him to make a big public show of it, and will anyone else follow? The team digests and reads the diverse reaction of show listeners. Plus, Wynton Hall explains why the most important battle in America right now isn't about the border or Iran, but about AI. Because AI might be able to stop wokeness in its tracks — or it could make it a permanent part of life, forever.
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| 1:09.1 | All right, welcome to the Charlie Kirk Show. It's March 17, 2026. So listen, we've got a lot of |
| 1:16.4 | breaking news happening this morning. First up for bids is, of course, the resignation of Joe Kent. |
| 1:23.7 | He has issued a resignation letter resigning from my position as Director of National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. He cites the war in Iran as his reason. He said there was no imminent threat, that that was, you know, a concocted narrative. And he is out. He is out at the counterterrorism center. |
| 1:46.5 | Blake, this is going to be used by a lot of people that don't like this conflict currently |
| 1:52.8 | to, you know, attack the administration. Ironically, and perhaps intentionally, DNI, Tulsi, Gabbard is scheduled to testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence tomorrow, as well as the House's counterpart committee. |
| 2:12.6 | So the timing seems to be rather intentional here. |
| 2:15.9 | It very well may be. |
| 2:23.9 | It's certainly the first high profile departure from the administration that is explicitly over the Iran conflict. |
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