'Good thing he's out': Trump reacts to counterterrorism chief's resignation over Iran war

US President Donald Trump said it was a “good thing” that Joseph Kent, head of the National Counterterrorism Centre, had resigned, after Kent claimed that Iran was not a threat. Speaking at a White House press briefing, Trump said, “I read his statement. I always thought he was a nice guy, but he was always weak on security.”

"When I read his statement, I realised it’s a good thing he is out because he said Iran was not a threat. Iran is a threat to every country," he added.

Joseph Kent, the



head of the United States’ National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on Tuesday over the ongoing US-Israel war in Iran. In his resignation letter, Kent said that Iran posed no “imminent threat” to the United States, and suggested that Israeli pressure had influenced President Donald Trump’s decision to launch the war.

"After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today," he wrote in a post on X, announcing his resignation.