Even Right-wing Podcasters Are Using Joe Kent’s Resignation As Proof Of The Fractured Maga Movement

Right-wing podcasters, galore of whose support helped Donald Trump expanse backmost into nan Oval Office successful 2024, person heralded nan resignation of counterterrorism main Joe Kent as further impervious of a MAGA breakdown.

“The MAGA Coalition is shattered,” Tim Dillon, big of nan Timcast, wrote connected X successful consequence to Kent’s announcement. “Trump tin opportunity "I AM MAGA" each he wants, and it whitethorn beryllium true, but mislaid support intends MAGA is meaningless.”

Shawn Ryan, big of nan Shawn Ryan show, added, “Sometimes nan astir impactful connection you tin make is simply a beardown resignation. It's unfortunate it's travel down to this. God's velocity @joekent16jan19 I dream this wakes immoderate group up.”

In a resignation missive posted online Tuesday, Kent, nan head of nan National Counterterrorism Center, said he could not “in bully conscience,” support Trump’s determination to return nan U.S. to warfare pinch Iran, because Iran posed “no imminent threat to our nation.”

“So location was astatine slightest still 1 American pinch a psyche successful nan administration. Now… who knows,” Ian Carrol, while conspiracy theorist Candace Owens, a long-time friend of Charlie Kirk, described Kent arsenic “an American hero, patriot and veteran.”

“Trump is simply a shameful President,” Owens wrote, adding, “may American troops return his lead and look into conscientious objection.”

Trump’s resounding triumph complete Kamala Harris was owed successful portion to nan backing of specified influencers, who were introduced to him by his youngest son, Barron Trump.

Many shape portion of nan alleged Manosphere, nan online organization of antheral power that promotes harmful views that are often misogynistic, racist and homophobic nether nan guise of wanting a return to much “traditional values.”

“The resignation of nan #2 charismatic successful nan U.S. intelligence organization complete nan Iran warfare is highly telling,” wrote podcaster and erstwhile DHS supplier Myron Gaines, existent sanction Amrou Fudl, who precocious featured successful a Netflix documentary by British journalist Louis Theroux astir nan Manosphere.

“He held 1 of nan astir prestigious and powerful positions successful nan full servants of nan state complete pinch precocious rank, tremendous respect, and unrestricted entree to each portion of classified intelligence connected nan conflict.

“Yet he still chose to locomotion away… That’s not nan enactment of personification pinch doubts. That’s personification who saw nan raw, unfiltered truth and could nary longer warrant what he was seeing.”

For anyone questioning his patriotism, nan connection is clear: He looked astatine nan afloat image and concluded this warfare cannot beryllium defended. @joekent16jan19 has tremendous courageousness for doing this!”

Stalwart members of nan MAGA movement, including Marjorie Taylor Greene and exemplary Carrie Prejean Boller, besides threw their weight down Kent and his decision.

“Joe Kent is simply a GREAT AMERICAN HERO. God bless him and protect him!” Greene wrote connected X, while successful a abstracted post, Prejean added: “Thank you for having nan courageousness and integrity to resign from this disgraceful administration.”

Kent was confirmed to nan domiciled of NCC head past summertime contempt beardown guidance from definite quarters, who raised concerns astir his links to far-right groups and promotion of conspiracy theories, specified arsenic nan “stealing” of nan 2020 election

Kent served for 2 decades arsenic an Army Green Beret and mislaid his wife, Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, to a termination bombing successful Syria successful 2019 – which he referred to successful his resignation letter.