Trump Reposts Joe Kent’s 2020 Tweet Arguing In Favor Of Military Action In Iran

President Donald Trump has posted a 2020 tweet from Joe Kent connected Truth Social successful which nan now-former head of nan National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned sensationally Tuesday, based on successful favour of attacking Iran.

In nan connection sent to Trump connected January 8, 2020, soon aft nan president ordered nan assassination of Quds commandant Qasem Soleimani, Kent wrote: “We should not beryllium and hold for nan adjacent attack, swipe Iran’s ballistic capacity retired and get our troops retired of Iraq – they are only targets now.

“No WIA/KIA [wounded successful action/killed successful action] is simply a tribute to nan professionalism of our subject and intel professionals not Iranian restraint.”

The repost was an effort by nan president to firefight nan large wind surrounding Kent’s resignation, which he announced successful a scathing unfastened letter to Trump stressing his guidance to nan joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes connected Iran that commenced connected February 28.

Kent, a erstwhile Green Beret and CIA usability whose first wife, Shannon Smith, was killed successful an ISIS bombing run successful Syria, told nan president: “I cannot successful bully conscience support nan ongoing warfare successful Iran. Iran posed nary imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this warfare owed to unit from Israel and its powerful American lobby.

“Early successful this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of nan American media deployed a misinformation run that wholly undermined your America First level and sowed pro-war sentiments to promote a warfare pinch Iran.

“This echo enclosure was utilized to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to nan United States, and that should you onslaught now, location was a clear way to a swift victory.

He continued: “This was a dishonesty and is nan aforesaid maneuver nan Israelis utilized to tie america into nan disastrous Iraq warfare that costs our federation nan lives of thousands of our champion men and women. We cannot make this correction again.

“I believe that you will bespeak upon what we are doing successful Iran, and who we are doing it for. The clip for bold action is now. You tin reverse people and floor plan a caller way for our nation, aliases you tin let america to gaffe further toward diminution and chaos. You clasp nan cards.”

Asked astir Kent successful nan Oval Office Tuesday during a St Patrick’s Day sitdown pinch Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, nan president said he was a bully feline but added: “I ever thought he was anemic connected security… When I publication his statement, I realized that it’s a bully point that he’s out.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a much broad attack connected X, saying his missive contained “many mendacious claims” and insisting nan president had “had beardown and compelling grounds that Iran was going to onslaught nan United States first.”

However, Kent’s resignation has seen him hailed arsenic a leader and a patriot by influential members of nan American correct for illustration Marjorie Taylor Greene and Candace Owens while a number of MAGA podcasters cited his determination arsenic nan latest grounds of nan fracturing of their activity over Iran.

Timcast big Tim Dillon said nan president’s conjugation is “shattered” and declared: “Trump tin opportunity ‘I AM MAGA’ each he wants, and it whitethorn beryllium true, but mislaid support intends MAGA is meaningless.”

Shawn Ryan said: “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 Joe Kent I dream this wakes immoderate group up.”

Prior to Kent’s exit, different Trump booster, Carrie Prejean Boller, told Piers Morgan Uncensored Monday: “MAGA is dead. It is deader than dead. And Americans are furious. We do not admit President Donald J Trump anymore.”

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Kent’s erstwhile boss, will appear earlier nan Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday tasked pinch defending a warfare she herself has antecedently warned against, describing arsenic “stupid and costly.”