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Since then, he has emerged as a vocal opponent of Trump’s foreign policy initiatives.
This morning, Trump took to Truth Social to post an extensive message labeling Kent as “dumb.”
Trump recalled their meeting at Dover Air Force Base in 2019 when Kent’s wife’s remains were being repatriated to the U.S.
“Her casket was among those brought to Dover, although he remarried rather quickly, in my view,” Trump commented on Truth Social.
“I didn’t know him beyond our brief interaction at Dover, but feeling sympathy for him after his two election defeats, I instructed my team, ‘Hire him for the White House. Offer him a position to uplift his spirits; he’s lost his wife and faced two electoral setbacks,’” Trump explained.
“They did so and, while I rarely saw him, I certainly didn’t expect disloyalty, but that’s what I got.”
Trump described Kent as a sleazebag and a leaker.
He finished his message by writing about the low IQs of conservative commentators Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens.
Kent, a former Army Ranger who served eleven combat tours during the war on terror, was a controversial pick over his far-right political positions.
But he has broken away from Trump sharply.
“President Trump is sending more military power to the Middle East as Iran rejects our initial peace offers—setting the escalation trap,” Kent wrote on X yesterday.
“If we try to impose a maximalist outcome on Iran (zero enrichment, etc.) this war will undoubtedly escalate—costing American lives, billions more dollars, and ultimately eroding our global standing.
“We must learn from our past and recognise when it is time to cut our losses and walk away.
“In the end, working to restore order will strengthen America far more than any military action ever could.”
Kent had served in the Trump administration as the head of the National Counterterrorism Centre, a government group tasked with merging intelligence from multiple agencies to stop terrorism attacks.
“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” he said in his resignation letter.
“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.
“It is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
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