It’s being reported by Fox News that President Trump knew his now former Director of the Counterintelligence Center was a known leaker, and he’d been shut of out White House intelligence briefings for months.
He was also shut out of any and all Iran war preparations, and DNI Gabbard was told he should be fired but she never did it.
Here’s the reporting:
A senior administration official tells FOX, Joe Kent was:
-a known leaker and he 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.
A senior administration official tells FOX, Joe Kent was:
-a known leaker and he 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…
— Aishah Hasnie (@aishahhasnie) March 17, 2026
People are saying that Kent was clearly one of Tucker Carlson’s sources in the government, given his multiple appearances on Tucker’s show.
Good riddance scumbag.
UPDATE: Former Deputy White House Chief of Staff and Top Trump advisor Taylor Budowich said this:
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.