BREAKING: Top Trump Official Resigns

Joe Kent has called it quits.

The director of the National Counterterrorism Center abruptly resigned on Tuesday morning, blasting the ongoing conflict in Iran and pointing the finger at foreign pressure in a scathing public statement.

“After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today,” Kent wrote on X.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”

“It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.”

May God bless America,” Kent finished.

In a more detailed resignation letter addressed to President Trump, Kent doubled down, arguing the conflict runs counter to the “America First” approach that defined Trump’s earlier foreign policy.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent wrote.

He warned that the U.S. was being pulled back into the kind of prolonged Middle East conflict Trump once campaigned against.

“I support the values and the foreign policies that you campaigned on in 2016, 2020, 2024, which you enacted in your first term. Until June of 2025, you understood that the wars in the Middle East were a trap that robbed America of the precious lives of our patriots and depleted the wealth and prosperity of our nation.”

Joe Kent

Kent also praised Trump’s record, pointing to decisive strikes without long-term entanglements.

“In your first administration, you understood better than any modern President how to decisively apply military power without getting us drawn into never-ending wars. You demonstrated this by killing Qasam Solamani and by defeating ISIS.”

But he accused Israeli officials and media allies of steering the U.S. toward war through what he described as a coordinated pressure campaign.

“Early in this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign that wholly undermined your America First platform and sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran.”

Kent claimed that effort misled decision-makers into believing a quick, decisive victory was within reach.

“This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States, and that should you strike now, there was a clear path to a swift victory. This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again.”

The outgoing counterterror chief also invoked his personal experience, citing both his military service and family loss.

“As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives.”

He closed with a direct appeal to Trump to change course.

“I pray that you will reflect upon what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for. The time for bold action is now. You can reverse course and chart a new path for our nation, or you can allow us to slip further toward decline and chaos. You hold the cards.”

“It was an honor to serve in your administration and to serve our great nation.”

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