Timothy Birdnow

Turns out Joe Kent was on the outs with the Administration long before he resigned "in protest over Iran".

Kent was a leaker who was cut out of the loop some time ago because he couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Kent was also a strong advocate of attacking Iran in just this way before he was opposed to it.

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Definitely. I personally think we should have crushed their ballistic & nuke capes, but Trump has a plan, he has definitely earned the confidence of any clear eyed observer.

11:20 AM · Jan 8, 2020

Strange how his opinion has changed so much in the last six years, even while Iran has become MORE belligerent and has more weaponry and has been crushing it's own citizens.

And he still thought that just last year:

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U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell

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Joe Kent testified before the Senate one year ago that Iran and its terror proxies threatened U.S. servicemembers in the Middle East. He said it would be an honor to return to the fight against terrorism, and he pledged to lead with integrity and accountability. The virulent anti-Semitism of his resignation letter makes it clear that Mr. Kent is incapable of upholding these pledges, and those who mistake its baseless and incendiary conspiracies for brave truth-telling are only fooling themselves. Isolationists and anti-Semites have no place in either party, and certainly do not deserve places of trust in our government.

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3:54 PM · Mar 17, 2026

Meanwhile Kent's boss, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, rightly threw him under the bus. She said it was Trump who made the decision based on solid intel, not that he was pushed by Israel or took the decision willy-nilly.

It's a very good thing Kent is gone given he was a leaker. They ought to look at prosecuting him.

Posted by: Mike at March 18, 2026 06:58 PM (kLFaU)

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