March 17, 2026 – National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigns, presumably over Iran war; FBI investigating him for possibly leaking classified info

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JUST IN: President Trump responds to National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent RESIGNING over the war in Iran

“I always thought he was a nice guy, but I thought he was very weak on security. I didn’t know him well. But he seemed like a pretty nice guy. But when I read his statement, I realized it’s a good thing he’s out because he said Iran was not a threat.”

Kent said in his resignation letter: “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.”

 

March 18, 2026

FBI just announced Investigation into Joe Kent for allegedly leaking classified information. This comes after Joe Kent rushed onto Tucker Carlson podcast to double down on his public challenge to President Trump regarding Iran.

Joe Kent appears on Tucker’s show on 3/18/2026 to discuss why we went to war with Iran.

Kent resigned Tuesday from his role as the nation’s top counterterrorism official, citing opposition to the U.S. war against Iran.

In a public statement, Kent said he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war,” arguing that Iran posed no imminent threat and that the conflict marked a break from the administration’s prior approach to avoiding prolonged wars in the Middle East.

A senior administration official previously told Fox News Digital that Kent was a “known leaker” who had been cut out of intelligence briefings months before his resignation.

It is unclear whether the FBI investigation is related to those concerns or to a separate matter. (Fox News, 3/18/2026)

March 19, 2026