Trump, Leavitt dismiss Kent’s allegations on Iran war as ‘false’ and ‘absurd’

 Trump, Leavitt dismiss Kent’s allegations on Iran war as ‘false’ and ‘absurd’

President Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday railed against Joe Kent after he resigned from his post as director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

“I read his statement. I always thought he was a nice guy, but I always thought he was weak on security, very weak on security. I didn’t know him well, but I thought he seemed like a pretty nice guy,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. 

Kent alleged Israel influenced the U.S. decision to strike Iran in his resignation letter, echoing rhetoric from Tucker Carlson and a few other conservatives who have railed against the war on Iran.