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Trump news at a glance: calls for former counter-terror chief to face Congress after quitting over Iran war
A senior Democrat has called on Joe Kent, director of the US National Counterterrorism Center and a far-right political figure, to testify to Congress about why he resigned from his job over the war on Iran.
California representative Ro Khanna’s call came after Kent, a supporter of Trump, wrote on X that “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation” before blaming Israel.
“The American people deserve to know why this Administration dragged us into war in Iran,” Khanna wrote on social media. “Joe Kent should come before Congress. If even officials like Joe Kent do not believe Iran posed an imminent threat, why are we sending more Americans to die in this war?”
Senator Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat, also reacted to the resignation, writing on X: “A top national security official resigns and confirms that Iran posed no imminent threat. Good riddance to Joe Kent, a disgraceful white supremacist, but that’s a major public admission that there was NO justification for this war.”
Here are the key stories of the day at a glance.
California representative Ro Khanna’s call came after Kent, a supporter of Trump, wrote on X that “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation” before blaming Israel.
“The American people deserve to know why this Administration dragged us into war in Iran,” Khanna wrote on social media. “Joe Kent should come before Congress. If even officials like Joe Kent do not believe Iran posed an imminent threat, why are we sending more Americans to die in this war?”
Senator Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat, also reacted to the resignation, writing on X: “A top national security official resigns and confirms that Iran posed no imminent threat. Good riddance to Joe Kent, a disgraceful white supremacist, but that’s a major public admission that there was NO justification for this war.”
Here are the key stories of the day at a glance.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today
Trump news at a glance: calls for former counter-terror chief to face Congress after quitting over Iran war #TheGuardian
— #TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-03-18T01:18:19.000Z
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Unqualified 22 year old appointed as director of the US National Counterterrorism Center QUITS!
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