Trump did many things during his second administration to drive a wedge into his political base. Trump went against conservative economic policies with an illegal tariff regime that the Supreme Court later rejected. The president has attacked Second Amendment rights by defending ICE for shooting and killing admitted gun owner Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, but nothing has divided Trump’s base more than his decision to start a war with Iran.
If there was one thing Trump supporters could count on over the past decade, it was that Donald Trump would not involve the US in foreign wars.
Until 2026, when Trump made a military push around the world that reached a new level with the war against Iran.
Joe Kent, director of Trump’s National Counterterrorism Center, has ties to right-wing extremist groups and appears to be a true MAGA believer. That’s why Kent’s abrupt resignation over the war with Iran was such a shocking experience for MAGA.
Had Kent quietly resigned, eyebrows would have been raised, but he released a statement debunking the administration’s claims about Iran.
Kent posted on X:
After much consideration, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center, effective today.
I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no immediate threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war under pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.
It has been an honor to serve under POTUS and DNIGabbard and lead the professionals at NCTC.
May God bless America.
Kent told the truth. Israel pressured Trump in this war, and Trump’s response was what you would expect.
