Just In: Donald Trump Reacts as US Counterterrorism Director Resigns Over Iran War
- Donald Trump welcomed Joe Kent's sudden resignation, labelling him weak on security amid Iran war protests
- Kent's resignation letter criticised the Iran war as influenced by Israeli pressure and an imminent threat misrepresentation
- The Trump administration experiences multiple resignations as officials voice dissent over some decisions of President Trump
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Washington, USA - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, March 17, welcomed the resignation of National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC) director Joe Kent.
As reported by Al Jazeera, Trump said the senior counterterrorism official was “very weak on security” and that it was “a good thing” he stepped down after protesting the ongoing Iran war.
Source: Twitter
Trump welcomes NCTC director's resignation
Speaking to reporters during a press briefing in the Oval Office, Trump reacted sharply after Kent resigned earlier in the day over the administration’s military campaign in Iran.
Trump said:
“I always thought he was weak on security, very weak on security,” referring to Kent, who had served as director of the National Counterterrorism Centre.
He added that after reading Kent’s resignation statement:
“I realised that it’s a good thing that he’s out.”
Furthermore, Trump told reporters:
"I always thought he was a nice guy, but I also believed he was weak on security—very weak... When I read his statement, I realised it’s a good thing he’s out, because he said that Iran was not a threat. Iran was a threat, every country realised that.”
According to The Wall Street Journal, the US leader also asserted that if someone in his administration did not believe Iran posed a threat, “we don’t want those people.
Trump stated:
"They’re not smart people, or they’re not savvy people. Iran was a tremendous threat.”
US official Joe Kent resigns
Legit.ng had reported that Kent resigned over the war with Iran.
In a resignation letter posted on X (formerly Twitter), Kent said he could not “in good conscience” support the ongoing war.
Source: Twitter
He said via a post on X:
“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."
He pointed to Trump’s past pledges to end US engagement abroad, writing, “you understood that wars in the Middle East were a trap that robbed America of the previous lives of our patriots and depleted the wealth and prosperity of our nation”.
Legit.ng reports that there have been a number of resignations among senior officials in the Trump administration, including the Security and Exchange Commission enforcement director Margaret Ryan and the Kennedy Centre President Ric Grenell.
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