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Report: Joe Kent Was Forced Out Due to Leaks & Possibly His Ties
Independent Sentinel ^ | March 17, 2026 | M Dowling

Posted on 03/17/2026 1:47:23 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan

Counterterrorism official in the Trump administration, Joe Kent, resigned. He marked his departure by blaming Israel for the Iran War. He said he left due to his personal convictions and opposition to the war. However, there is more to the story.

According to anchor and White House correspondent for Fox News, Aishah Hasnie, a senior administration official tells FOX that Joe Kent was:

a known leaker and was cut out of POTUS intelligence briefings months ago.

The WH told DNI Tulsi Gabbard he should be fired for suspected leaks, but she never did.

He has not been part of any Iran planning discussions or briefings at all.

Allegedly, he was forced out. If true, that is a sad turn of events. He could be prosecuted, and they might have to do it.

According to Buzz Patterson, "there’s more to the Joe Kent story than meets the eye. According to friends, apparently, Joe leaked intelligence under the nose of the Secretary of War. As a result, his access to classified information was removed several weeks ago. He’s not stepping down due to his allegiance."

According to Erick Erikson, and we checked this information, there’s a rule in conservative politics that a man is rarely to the right of his wife. Joe Kent lost his first wife in war and remarried a woman who now works for a far-left anti-Israel, pro-Iran website. Kent should have never been appointed to anything in the Trump administration.

Joey Jones added, citing "multiple sources, including the @PressSec, Joe Kent has not received classified briefings in months because they suspect he has been leaking. I have no idea if that’s true, and I like Joe. But if he doesn’t have access to information used to make the decision used to make the decision to commence Epic Fury his statement doesn’t hold much weight."


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; War
KEYWORDS: iran; joekent; kent; noneofthisistrue; smearcampaign; war; zionistonlyapply

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There's also this color from Deputy White House Chief of Staff and Top Trump advisor Taylor Budowich who said:

"Joe Kent is a crazed egomaniac who was often at the center of national security leaks, while rarely (never?) producing any actual work. He spent all of his time working to subvert the chain of command and undermine the President of the United States. This isn’t some principled resignation—he just wanted to make a splash before getting canned. What a loser."

1 posted on 03/17/2026 1:47:23 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan
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To: MeanWestTexan

Crushing Israel’s biggest enemy is upsetting many!


2 posted on 03/17/2026 1:48:19 PM PDT by G Larry (Crushing Israel's biggest enemy is upsetting many!)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Loose Lips Kent


3 posted on 03/17/2026 1:49:10 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: MeanWestTexan

A friggin’ DemonRAT leaker. One of Brennan’s boyz.


4 posted on 03/17/2026 1:49:48 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (My Pronouns are "Y'all" and "All Y'all". )
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To: MeanWestTexan

They wouldn’t like my ties either. Some are too wide, others too narrow. They are all of conservative colors, but I don’t know what people think of some of the patterns.


5 posted on 03/17/2026 1:52:10 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: G Larry

Why do so many people hate Jews?????


6 posted on 03/17/2026 1:52:14 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: JBW1949

Envy.


7 posted on 03/17/2026 1:52:55 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (hardspunned is back! Love his example of an opponent of Israel, Trump and Western Civilization! )
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To: G Larry

The other bit to keep in mind is that (besides marrying a new wife who literally works for a pro-Iran news outfit), Joe Kent’s first wife — a CIA operative — was killed by ISIS in Syria.

For whatever reason, Kent went full Roger Waters in response to her death and blamed the Jews for ISIS killing her.

(The Nazis killed the dad of Roger Waters — of Pink Floyd — in Dunkirk in France during WWII. Waters had a miserable childhood, chronicled in “The Wall” and — for whatever reason — blamed “the Jews” for his father’s death.)


8 posted on 03/17/2026 1:53:03 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: MeanWestTexan

“ that a man is rarely to the right of his wife”

You guys don’t get out much, huh?


9 posted on 03/17/2026 1:54:14 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et des phrases)
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To: JBW1949

I’m thinking it’s the giant penises.

So big G-d demanded a bit be taken off.


10 posted on 03/17/2026 1:54:38 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

He was a registered Democrat or Libertarian for nine years, then Republican since 2021.

He’s a lib.


11 posted on 03/17/2026 1:55:29 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: MeanWestTexan

remarried a woman who now works for a far-left anti-Israel, pro-Iran website.


This, if true, would explain much.


12 posted on 03/17/2026 1:55:30 PM PDT by marktwain (----------------------)
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To: G Larry

Crushing the Worlds greatest enemy.
The only ones upset about Iran are those who profited from Iran.
China, North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan and key members of the USA congress.


13 posted on 03/17/2026 1:55:42 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: MeanWestTexan
I've always preferred Paisley Ties.
14 posted on 03/17/2026 1:56:17 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: MeanWestTexan
there’s a rule in conservative politics that a man is rarely to the right of his wife.

That certainly seems to have been the case with Ted Olsen and George Conway.

-PJ

15 posted on 03/17/2026 1:56:22 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: MeanWestTexan

If you read the article carefully the claim that Kent was a source of intelligence leaks has not been from any named government officials. That a Fox News WH correspondent was told so by a “a senior administration official” is not confirmation of that claim. For one thing I would expect Trump to take direct action against anyone who leaked sensitive information. I doubt he would need Gabbard to act as a middleman.

So I will wait till more info from named reliable verifiable sources comes out. Which it very well may.


16 posted on 03/17/2026 1:57:03 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: JBW1949

No idea. It is seems to be because “everyone else is doing it.” You know, all the cool kids


17 posted on 03/17/2026 1:57:16 PM PDT by madison10
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To: MotorCityBuck

Did he wear a Clip-On?


18 posted on 03/17/2026 1:57:43 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: MeanWestTexan
According to Erick Erikson, and we checked this information, there's a rule in conservative politics that a man is rarely to the right of his wife. Joe Kent lost his first wife in war and remarried a woman who now works for a far-left anti-Israel, pro-Iran website. Kent should have never been appointed to anything in the Trump administration.

Huh? Men are rarely to the right of their wives?

More men vote Republican than women do, by far.

My wife is great, but I am likely more to the right, in most things.

19 posted on 03/17/2026 1:59:07 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: All

why did he wait 2 and a half weeks to resign, should resigned immediately...


20 posted on 03/17/2026 1:59:11 PM PDT by DHerion
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