Who is Joe Kent, and why did he resign as Trump’s counterterrorism chief?
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Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned in March 2026 in protest of the US war against Iran, marking the highest-level departure from the Trump administration over the conflict. Kent stated that Iran posed no imminent threat and that the war was initiated due to pressure from Israel and its American lobby. The 45-year-old former soldier and CIA officer had previously served in the Iraq War and unsuccessfully ran for Congress twice as a Republican. Despite being endorsed by Trump, Kent faced scrutiny for his connections to far-right activists. He had been in his role at the National Counterterrorism Center for less than eight months before resigning.
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