Hello, everybody. I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show Midday Update for Wednesday,

March 18th. Happy Wednesday, folks. The departure of Joe Ken, who's now the former director

of National Counterterrorism Center, means one less leaker in Washington, D.C., according to multiple

reports. Kent, writing on Twitter and his resignation last night, quote, I cannot in good

conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed

no imminent threat to our nation, and it's clear that we started this war due to pressure

from Israel and its powerful American lobby. Now, the problem with his statement is, if that's the

only statement he's made, then fair enough. But Kent, over the last couple of years,

as recently as 2024, has made multiple, multiple statements praising President Trump, doubling down

that Iran needs to be held accountable. So why the swift change and why the all of a sudden leaks?

I guess we're going to have to get to the bottom of that.

Now, senior administration officials inside the White House say that Joe Kent was, number one, a known leaker,

and he was cut out from President Trump's intelligence briefings months ago.

So I guess that tells you a little bit of what you need to know.

The White House also told D&I Tulsi Gabbard that he should be fired for suspected leaks, but she never did.

And he has not been part of any Iran planning discussions or briefings at all since they started planning them.

So I think that all tells you a little bit of what you need to know about who this fellow was.

I never met him or anything, but I think it tells you who his character is.

Now, Director of National Intelligence, Hulsie Gabbard swiftly crushed the narrative

pushed by the outgoing counterterrorism director, making it crystal clear that President Trump

acted lawfully, decisively, and with full intelligence backing

when he ordered strikes against Iran. Gabby put out a statement saying, Donald Trump was

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