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Counterterrorism Boss Joe Kent Resigns

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Posted By: JoElla Bee, 3/17/2026 9:32:57 PM

 “I personally think we should have crushed their ballistic & nuke capes (capabilities) , but Trump has a plan, he has definitely earned the confidence of any clear eyed observer,” Joe Kent wrote in 2020.[snip] What made Kent completely reverse his position?[snip] The NCTC was the creation of  President George W. Bush, who after 9/11 told the nation that “Islam is peace.” In the aftermath, Bush created the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC) whose first director was CIA officer John Brennan. He believed that Islamic jihad was a moral quest for truth that had nothing to do with violence.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: voxpopuli 3/17/2026 10:21:53 PM (No. 2081626)
??? how did THIS guy ever get close to THIS position... ??? "..he failed to mention his current wife, Heather Kaiser, a radical activist .." and that's the BEST part of his bio...
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DVC 3/18/2026 12:59:00 AM (No. 2081637)
Either he is just purely stupid, or he is going for political hack points by lying about Trump. I don't think he's that stupid, so that leaves him tagged as a lying political hack.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: ronniethek 3/18/2026 1:21:59 AM (No. 2081640)
Leaker and traitor.!Kindly drop dead.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: DCGIRL 3/18/2026 7:11:07 AM (No. 2081678)
This guy should have NEVER been hired in the first place. Just another STUPID hire.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: bpl40 3/18/2026 10:02:10 AM (No. 2081767)
The saving grace is that he will no longer be in any position of access, influence or policy making. Can't imagine such a person being chief of counter-intelligence. How many more are out there??
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Reply 6 - Posted by: felixcat 3/18/2026 10:23:29 AM (No. 2081772)
So Heather is a former "military intel officer" per the link in the article. Hmm - over the past several decades. How many people employed by the US Government as intel specialists/analysts have compromised our national security by leaking or selling classified information to our enemies? Let's see off the top of my head: Aldrich Ames (CIA), John Walker (US Navy), Robert Hanssen FBI), the Cuban woman (DIA), Bradley Manning (USArmy), etc etc etc. BTW - how many of these former intel analysts still have a security clearance? We need to really rethink these intel agencies and their roles (all 16 of them unless that number has grown).
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Reply 7 - Posted by: JoElla Bee 3/18/2026 12:37:20 PM (No. 2081835)
The POTUS has said it’s a good thing Joe Kent is out. “Sources told Fox News that Gabbard did not fire Kent despite a White House suggestion, White House correspondent Aisha Hasnie reported.” Sadly, the fact that DNI Tulsi Gabbard kept Kent in place makes me question her own loyalty to the mission and to the POTUS as well. (She has voiced opinions very similar to his in the past.) What good benefit would come from having someone on the team who had worked so obviously and diligently to undermine such an important objective? Why would she not fire him once she knew he was a leaker (though direct access had been curtailed), especially after it was “suggested” by the White House? Was he still getting information, although not directly from personal access to the meetings? With whom might that information be shared? Sounds like we need DOGE teams dedicated to the precepts and principles of our free Constitutional Republic in more areas of our government. Too many “Benedict Arnolds” freely moving about, and for far too long.
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