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Joe Kent

American politician (born 1980)

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Joseph Clay Kent (born April 11, 1980) is an American politician, former United States Army warrant officer, and former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary officer who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center from 2025 to 2026. A member of the Republican Party, Kent was the Republican candidate in the United States House of Representatives election for Washington's third congressional district in 2022 and 2024. Kent enlisted in the 75th Ranger Regiment and applied for the Special Forces before the September 11 attacks.

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🇺🇸 Who is Joe Kent, top counterterror official who resigned over Iran War? (2026-03-17)
Joe Kent, one of the Trump administration’s top intelligence officials, resigned on Tuesday over the U.S. military’s ongoing operations against Iran. ...
🇺🇸 Tucker Carlson says 'neocons' will try to destroy Joe Kent over resignation (2026-03-17)
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson on Tuesday said that "neocons will now try to destroy" Joe Kent, who resigned earlier in the day from his role...
🇺🇸 Who is Joe Kent, the counterterrorism chief who just quit over the Iran war? (2026-03-17)
Joe Kent spent two decades hunting terrorists as a Green Beret and CIA operative before becoming one of the Trump administration's most controversial ...
🇺🇸 Trump says Joe Kent was ‘weak on security’ in reaction to his resignation (2026-03-17)
When asked by reporters about Joe Kent's resignation from his position as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, President Donald Trump...
🇺🇸 Johnson refutes Joe Kent on Iran: 'There was clearly an imminent threat' (2026-03-17)
"We all understood there was clearly an imminent threat,” Johnson said in a press conference, referring to the classified briefings provided to top Co...
🇺🇸 US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns over Iran war (2026-03-17)
Kent, who advised Trump and national intelligence director on 'terror' threats, says Iran 'posed no imminent threat'....
🇺🇸 GOP lawmaker blasts Joe Kent's resignation over Iran war: ‘good riddance’ (2026-03-17)
GOP Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Tuesday blasted Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, for resigning over the war in Iran. “G...
🇺🇸 Joe Kent, a top counterterrorism official, resigns citing Iran war (2026-03-17)
Kent said he "cannot in good conscience" back the Iran war. In his resignation letter, he says Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation."...