HOT TOPICS | Donald Trump's Iran War BACKFIRED...Fast!
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That is until now. So as we come on the air, as we are streaming right now, there is some breaking news. Here's a report out of King 5.
Breaking news from Washington, where a high-profile member of President Trump's national security team from Washington state has now resigned. We have just learned that Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, gave his resignation to President Trump this morning over his handling of the Iran war. According to reporting from the Associated Press, Kent said that Iran posed, quote, no imminent threat to our nation. Kent is a former Green Beret who worked for the CIA and twice unsuccessfully ran for Congress in Southwest Washington's 3rd Congressional District. We will continue following this and bring you any new information as we learn it.
Okay, that's the breaking news. Moments ago, his name is Joe Kent. He is the director of National Counterterrorism, the National Counterterrorism Center. He submitted his resignation from the position and he says, and I quote here, I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. 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. so that's huge considering this guy it was in lockstep with tulsi gabbard and now he is breaking from her at least somewhat but maybe this is possibly what she believes as well and who knows how long she's going to be if she's going to follow i'm not sure i'm not sure if it means that they they their sense of what's going on is the same or it's somehow changed
And so there he is with Tulsi Gabbard. He was her handpicked guy. And so before we get into his resignation, who is this guy? That's him. with Tulsi Gabbard. He worked as an aide for Tulsi Gabbard. And you can see them together there on your screen. Here's a former Green Beret, as I said in the report, a Gold Star husband. He ran for Congress twice, most recently narrowly losing to Representative Marie Glussenkamp-Perez, who has been on the program. Now he is a right-wing member of the Republican Party. Strong ties to white nationalists, anti-Semites like Nick Fuentes. So, you know... Take that for what it's worth. And look, it can feel like I'm saying I'm over here and I'm just talking about things that have to do with the Trump administration over and over again about them waging war without a plan, throwing the global economy into chaos.
And it can feel like, you know, an echo chamber. But it is I think this is a big deal. And it actually feels nice when someone inside the Trump administration lets him have it.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:13–6:20
2
What breaking resignation changed the Trump administration's Iran policy?
6:20–9:39
3
Who is Joe Kent and why did he publicly resign over the Iran war?
9:39–16:09
4
How does Joe Kent’s resignation expose divisions inside MAGA and Tulsi Gabbard’s role?
16:09–24:51
5
What evidence is cited that the Trump administration may be fighting ‘Israel’s war’?
24:51–1:06:03
Speakers
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