Trump White House Torches Joe Kent’s “Riddled With Lies” Resignation

By John Fredericks

President Trump gave Joe Kent an opportunity — the White House says he repaid it with a resignation letter full of falsehoods.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t mince words on the White House lawn yesterday when asked about the resignation of former Trump administration official Joe Kent.

During an impromptu press gaggle, Leavitt delivered a blunt response to Kent’s resignation letter, which accused President Donald Trump of being influenced by foreign interests — a charge the White House flatly rejected.
“The president spoke on this a little bit yesterday in the Oval Office,” Leavitt said.

“He said he always thought Joe Kent was a good guy. Obviously, he has a commendable military record and experience. However, he was not someone who was involved in the Presidential Daily Brief or part of the president’s intelligence briefings over the last several months, and we have not seen him here at the White House for quite some time.”

Leavitt Destroys Joe Kent’s Exit Letter

Leavitt said Trump was deeply disappointed that Kent chose to leave the administration by launching accusations against the president.

“The president feels it’s deeply disappointing that after the president gave him an opportunity in this administration to serve the American people, that he would resign with a letter filled with falsehoods accusing the president of being controlled by a foreign country,” she said.

“That’s both insulting and laughable at the same time.”

Leavitt made clear the president’s decisions are guided by one principle.

“The president is the leader of the most powerful country and military in the world. Nobody tells him what to do. The president’s decisions are based on what’s in the best interest of this country.”

The press secretary’s remarks came amid escalating military action against Iran, which administration officials say has significantly degraded Tehran’s naval capabilities.

“120 Iranian naval vessels are now at the bottom of the sea because of the United States Armed Forces,” Leavitt said.

“That’s a great thing for the region and for the world. It ensures Iran cannot permanently possess a nuclear weapon.”

Pressed by reporters about Iran’s nuclear fuel capability, Leavitt declined to speculate on intelligence assessments but emphasized the administration’s objective.

“We’re in a place right now where we’re ensuring Iran can no longer target the United States,” she said. “The United States military is doing a tremendous job achieving success.”

Leavitt was also asked whether Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard might face consequences over the developing conflict.

“Not to my knowledge,” Leavitt replied. “We haven’t heard the president say that.”

She also confirmed the administration is working with China to reschedule a postponed presidential visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

“They have agreed to postpone the trip,” she said. “The president has some things here at home in May that he has to attend to. President Xi is a very busy man as well, so we’ll get new dates on the books as soon as we can.”