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Ex-Official: Joe Kent Was About to Be Fired Before Quitting

March 18, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via Fox News Politics
Ex-Official: Joe Kent Was About to Be Fired Before Quitting
A former White House official reveals Joe Kent, Trump's Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, was on the chopping block for firing just before his dramatic resignation over the Iran war. Kent blasts the administration, claiming Iran posed no imminent threat and the conflict serves Israel's interests over America's, echoing his long-held anti-intervention stance. Read more about this...

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