After a top counterterrorism staffer resigned with a blistering letter, the White House has turned the tables.
MAGA loyalist Joe Kent posted a resignation letter online, saying that he didn't believe in the war against Iran and that President Donald Trump had been lied to.
One senior administration official told Fox News correspondent Aishah Hasnie that Kent was a "known leaker" and that the administration began cutting him out of intelligence briefings "months ago." In an X post, she said that the White House told Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that Kent should be fired over suspicions about the leaks, but that she never followed through with the request.
The official told Hasnie that Kent has had no part in the planning discussions about Iran or in any of the briefings.
Far-right influencer Laura Loomer may have heard rumblings about the news. On Monday, she posted on X that "the leaks in the Trump administration" were coming from Gabbard's office.
“In order to be hired to work at ODNI, you have to be an anti-Semite, a Trump hater, a Never Trump, funded by Koch, or a Democrat," Loomer said.
Kent was attacked by several online users for anti-Semitic beliefs.
In a conversation with The Bulwark's Tim Miller last year, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said of Kent, “This guy is, I’m not going to say neo-Nazi, but as close as you can get to that without being labeled that is about what he is. Every conspiracy theory he buys into.”
In the wake of Kent's exit, Loomer has taken off against him.
"I told all of you this same thing months ago…in fact, I told you all last year," Loomer said, commenting on the senior administration official who called Kent a leaker.
She continued, noting it's the same reason why Gabbard is never next to President Trump during important moments.
Loomer also found one of Kent's X posts to Trump from Sept. 2024 in which he supported going after Iran, saying that they were after Trump personally.
"What happened?" she asked. "Here is your post from 2024 in which you said Iran has been trying to kill President Trump since 2020... Today, in your resignation letter, you said Iran poses no threat to the US... Did [Benjamin] Netanyahu hold a gun to your head when you tweeted this in September of 2024? Today, you said Israel controls the Trump admin and convinced Trump Iran was a threat... but here you are in your own words saying Iran is a threat."
She closed by saying he was "full of s——."
