Bill Pulte, newly appointed as Acting Director of National Intelligence, initiated significant staff reductions on his first day.
Bill Pulte, newly appointed as Acting Director of National Intelligence, initiated significant staff reductions on his first day. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Bill Pulte , the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the new Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), has begun implementing mass firings at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) on his first official day in the DNI role. DETAIL: Reports state that Pulte arrived at the agency a day early on June 18, requested a list of employees, and met with agency lawyers as he prepared personnel decisions. The move comes after President Donald J. Trump nominated former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to serve as DNI last week, amid…Open
Where are the J.D. Vances of yesteryear? The post Quitting Time? appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Home Plate Quitting Time? Where are the J.D. Vances of yesteryear? (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images) While waiting for Vice President J.D. Vance—who as Senator Vance was among the corporal’s guard of war skeptics in that body—either to regain his voice or to reclaim his cojones from a safe-deposit box buried deep within the bowels of Trump Tower, patriots in the administration’s foreign-policy division might examine how their forebears answered the question, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” In Resignation in Protest (1975), the political scientists Edward Weisband and Thomas M. Franck wondered…Open
Full length interview with former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, who resigned from the Trump administration in protest against the war in Iran.
TAC staffers interview Joe Kent The post TAC Right Now: Joe Kent Discusses His Resignation over the Iran War appeared first on The American Conservative .
Andrew Day and Harrison Berger talk to Joe Kent about his resignation this week from his position as head of the National Counterterrorism Center. Recorded March 20, 2026. The post TAC Right Now: Joe Kent Discusses His Resignation over the Iran War appeared first on The American Conservative .Open
Joe Kent, the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, is under criminal investigation for potentially leaking classified information, sources said.
On Wednesday’s “Finnerty,” Rob Finnerty weighed in on why Joe Kent’s resignation as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center has become a major headline.
State of the Union: NCC Director Joe Kent said the war was the result of Israeli pressure. The post Head of National Counterterrorism Center Resigns Over Iran War appeared first on The American Conservative .
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned his post Tuesday in response to the war in Iran, which he argued was unjustified. “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,” Kent wrote in a post on X announcing his resignation, effective the same day. “As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives.” Kent concluded by urging President Donald Trump to…Open
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Joe Kent resigned from his position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Joe Kent, former twice-Trump-endorsed Congressional candidate. WHEN & WHERE: Effective immediately, announced on X. KEY QUOTE: “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.” – Joe Kent IMPACT: Highlights dissent over U.S. […] The post BREAKING: U.S. Counterterror Chief, 11-Time Combat Veteran Joe Kent RESIGNS Over Iran War. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Joe Kent resigned from his position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Joe Kent, former twice-Trump-endorsed Congressional candidate. WHEN & WHERE: Effective immediately, announced on X. KEY QUOTE: “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.” – Joe Kent IMPACT: Highlights dissent over U.S. foreign policy and potential influence of external lobbies. IN FULL Joe Kent, former Trump-endorsed Congressional candidate, has resigned from his role as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. His resignation comes as a protest against the ongoing war in Iran. Kent announced his decision on the social media platform X, stating, “After much…Open
