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2026-04-07 Home Front: WoT

Ex-Trump counterterror honcho Joe Kent promotes disturbing Iranian propaganda claiming US tried to kill stranded soldier

With that kind of judgement on display, it’s probably best he is no longer running any part of the U.S. national intelligence apparatus. Such a waste of all that hair.

[NYP] Conspiracy theorist and ex-National Counterterrorism Center boss Joe Kent has been called out for promoting wild Iranian propaganda that suggested the United States was actually trying to kill a downed American airman — just hours before he was dramatically rescued.

Kent, who abruptly resigned from his Trump administration position last month in protest over Iran, got into a war of words with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Monday after the former counterterror honcho was called out for peddling the false claims.
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He had shared an article from Iranian state media over the weekend that claimed the US was actively bombing the same area where the missing airman was believed to be.

The pro-regime outlet was reporting that the Trump administration had "lost hope" of finding the American soldier and was now trying to kill him before he could be captured by Iranian forces.

Kent shared the post before President Trump revealed hours later that the crewman had finally been rescued in a daring operation behind enemy lines.

Tapper, for his part, was quick to ridicule Kent "nonsense" post — arguing his theory hadn’t aged well.

"Former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent sharing Iranian state-linked outlet nonsense claiming, falsely, that the US was trying to kill the then-lost US pilot," Tapper posted on X.

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1 Joe Kent and Tucker Qatarlson in a race to the bottom.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-04-07 03:20|| 2026-04-07 03:20|| Front Page Top

2 Nice hair.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-04-07 03:20|| 2026-04-07 03:20|| Front Page Top

3 [USA Today] WASHINGTON – Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fell twice on Wednesday and was escorted out of the Capitol in a wheelchair as a precautionary measure.

The longtime leader, 82, is a survivor of childhood polio and has had multiple health issues in recent years.

"Senator McConnell is fine," McConnell spokeswoman Stephanie Penn said in a statement. "The lingering effects of polio in his left leg will not disrupt his regular schedule of work.”

McConnell first fell on the stairs near the Senate chamber midday and a second time during the Republican conference lunch in the same wing of the Capitol. He was carrying a plate of food and landed on his side, Punchbowl News reported.
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Posted by Besoeker 2026-04-07 03:24|| 2026-04-07 03:24|| Front Page Top

4 The hair, the square jaw, the piercing gaze… He really looks the part, Grom. Such a shame.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-04-07 03:25|| 2026-04-07 03:25|| Front Page Top

5 ^😎

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-04-07 06:29|| 2026-04-07 06:29|| Front Page Top

6 Jake Tapper acting like an actual reporter, isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse?

Posted by Chantry 2026-04-07 08:32|| 2026-04-07 08:32|| Front Page Top

7 If this dude was in charge of counterterrorism, I think somebody needs to go back and review any decisions he made.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-04-07 13:51|| 2026-04-07 13:51|| Front Page Top

8 Nuttier than squirrel shit. That's our IC!

Posted by Regular joe 2026-04-07 14:36|| 2026-04-07 14:36|| Front Page Top

9 While I would dismiss the idea that we 'tried to kill' the weapons officer, I would not dismiss the idea that we had contingency plans to do so. A Colonel, in that seat, likely had too much critical and confidential information in his head to risk his being captured and interrogated. (IMO if so he should not have been on the mission unless essential, and thus it was not a standard bombing run). To those who say we would never do such a thing, they are not analyzing risks and costs fairly - we let U-boats attack North Atlantic convoys during WW II rather than risking the Germans figuring out we had their codes, for one example I know about.

Posted by Glenmore 2026-04-07 16:19|| 2026-04-07 16:19|| Front Page Top

10 (Another example would be 9/11 Flight 93, which might well have been shot down if the passengers.. hadn't crashed it first, rather than letting it hit its expected target in DC. Sometimes very painful choices have to be made at those top pay grades...)

Posted by Glenmore 2026-04-07 16:24|| 2026-04-07 16:24|| Front Page Top

11 Sadly Glenmore is correct. No one can resist a full scale no holds barred interrogation.

Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2026-04-07 16:28|| 2026-04-07 16:28|| Front Page Top

12 If it was corporate America, he probably would have because they treat their employees as costs not assets.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-04-07 16:40|| 2026-04-07 16:40|| Front Page Top

13 Re #3,

Out to Lunch! Fall of Washington's Pride!
Big Conspiracy! Narrative Lied!
"'And he fell on his side,'
But my mac and cheese died,"
A bereft green bean casserole cried.

Pallbearers: potato salad, baked beans, sauerkraut, hush puppies, Frankfort fries, um... eggroll.

Posted by Slomomble Glomoting5645 2026-04-07 17:10|| 2026-04-07 17:10|| Front Page Top

14 He's a TRAITOR to Trump.

Posted by Cretle Fleregum5456 2026-04-07 21:54|| 2026-04-07 21:54|| Front Page Top

15 You, Herb, are a GREAT AMERICAN... and I claim my five loonies.

Posted by Slomomble Glomoting5645 2026-04-07 23:11|| 2026-04-07 23:11|| Front Page Top

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