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Who is Joe Kent, the U.S. official who quit over Iran war?

Season 2026 Episode 58 | 2m 15s

Joe Kent, the former director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, resigned from that position in protest on Tuesday. Kent refuted President Trump's statements that Iran presented an imminent threat, and said the war was in Israel’s interest, but not the United States'. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

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