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@JakeCan72 Bongino worked for the FBI… just ONE of the 18 agencies that make up the Intelligence Community! It’s Joe Kent who saw everything because he worked for the Director of National Intelligence. Get it straight!

Kent was cut from POTUS intel briefings months ago — suspected leaker. He quit anyway. Claimed Iran posed no imminent threat. Ran straight to Tucker and Candace within hours. Bongino — his personal friend — had access to the full intelligence picture. His verdict: Kent is flat wrong on the threat. In a canary trap, you watch where the leaker runs. Kent ran straight to Tucker and Candace.

@EFischberger Uh, your clip CONFIRMS what Tucker said… all he says here (during his Q&A) is that “it needed to happen” at some point. But his opening statement (HIS STATEMENT) made it clear that Israel’s attack forced the United States’ hand.

“Secretary Rubio admitted that Israel dragged America into conflict with Iran!” Except he didn't. Rubio explicitly stated that Epic Fury was going to happen anyway — it was just a matter of timing. Of course Tucker uses a misleading version of the clip

@GigaBeers You know what else “supports” MarkWayne Mullin? A friggin’ BOOSTER STEP when he has to debate a man of average height! 😂😂😂

Hell YES!!

@pvtjokerus Yet no deaths in mild cases caused by the vaccine. Now juxtapose that with inflated rates in incidents & severity out outcome for myocarditis & pericarditis in the unvaccinated who contracted covid-19.

Only. In. The. Vaccinated.

@Riley_Gaines_ Nevermind that the myocarditis & pericarditis cases were mild in the vaccination cases (no deaths)… meanwhile the unvaccinated who experienced these outcomes from a Covid infection were not only elevated in incidence over the vaccinated, but also met with much worse outcomes.

As more time passes, I only feel more vindicated I didn't take the COVID shot. I feel sorry for the people who did.

@BonginoReport @dbongino Don’t believe Joe Kent?! Fine. But Tulsi Gabbard confirmed that Iran was not an “imminent nuclear threat” last March! Also, Marco Rubio confirmed that Israel drug the U.S. into this war by committing to an attack that would have blown back on our troops. Are they “lying” too?

🚨 @dbongino: "Joe Kent is a LIAR." He doesn't hold anything back in response to last night's interview that set the internet on fire 👇

@BuzzPatterson What is Kent a “liar” for?! For saying Iran wasn’t an “imminent nuclear threat”?! Tulsi Gabbard CONFIRMED THIS! For saying Israel drug the United States into this war?! Marco Rubio CONFIRMED THIS the day after the attack! @dbongino might want to get HIS facts straight!

Watch this. Dan is my spirit animal.

Yep, two men who spent DECADES OF THEIR LIVES SERVING THEIR COUNTRY… and who exposed a draft-dodging phony “bone spur having” fool for being a moron & doing the opposite of what’s in America’s best interests. I’d say Kent & Vindman are in good company.

@VigilantFox Don’t take Joe Kent’s word for it. Here’s Marco Rubio explaining why the U.S. joined the bombing of Iran on February 28th. In HIS WORDS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

STEPHEN A. SMITH: “Joe Kent… You’re basically saying that Israel instigated this war.” “A statement like that… could easily be used as an excuse for individuals out there to engage in anti-Semitism.” Moments later… “75% [of you] said the war is being influenced by Israel.”

@IsabellaMDeLuca Saying you “support your friend” when he bombs specific targets… is far different than openly claiming the goal is regime change, huh?

Joe Kent lied.

@L08818 Three months?! Or NINETEEN MONTHS! 😂😂😂

3 mos before President Trump was elected Joe Kent went on Shawn Ryan: ☑️ Iranian proxies had attacked U.S. troops 150+ times ☑️ escalation is the logical trajectory unless policy change ⚠️Trump tries diplomacy w Iran 🚫Diplomacy fails All of a sudden he *now* claims Iran posed “no imminent threat”? What changed? Logic doesn’t appear to be what’s guiding him anymore.💁🏻‍♀️

@nick_matau @joekent16jan19 @TuckerCarlson So you know more than the entire 18-member United States Intelligence Community?! 😂😂😂 Because this was their assessment just three months before last June’s bombing of Iran…

I am a Nuclear Engineer. I will be more than happy to challenge @joekent16jan19 about Iran's nuclear capabilities. I know he won't accept, nor will @TuckerCarlson. So anyone who thinks this same position! (Aka, yes Iran was absolutely aiming for a nuclear weapon)

@MichaelARothman Why lie when there’s TONS of evidence that Kirk didn’t support a regime change war in Iran?

𝗝𝗢𝗘 𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥'𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗗 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗥𝗞'𝗦 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘. 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗘'𝗦 𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗜𝗠. After releasing his resignation letter accusing Trump of being manipulated by Israel, Joe Kent went on Tucker Carlson's podcast to keep the tour going — and claimed that Charlie Kirk privately told him he opposed any war with Iran. Here is what Charlie Kirk actually said on the night the United States struck Iran last June, on the record, in public: 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴? 𝘐 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘧. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴. To be precise: Charlie wasn't declaring the strikes strategically perfect. He acknowledged he understood the arguments on the other side. But when asked directly — support or oppose — he answered without hesitation. He trusted Trump. He stood with Trump. Publicly. The night it happened. That is not the statement of a man who privately believed this war was a catastrophic mistake manufactured by Israel. Kent chose Tucker's platform — the same platform that has been amplifying antisemitic framings of this war — to put words in the mouth of a d∗ad man who cannot respond. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. 𝗝𝗼𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁.

@Thesagemann @dom_lucre December 2025?! 😂😂😂 How about August of 2024! Which was three months BEFORE Trump was elected… and well before @joekent16jan19 got ANY official intelligence from the United States.

This viral clip from Joe Kent's Dec 2025 Shawn Ryan Show appearance (pre-war) highlights Iran's 150 plus proxy attacks on U.S. troops via militias in Iraq and Syria, framing Tehran as a direct enemy & threat contrasting sharply with his March 2026 resignation letter & Tucker Carlson interview claiming no imminent threat to justify quitting as NCTC Director. Critics call it a flip-flop or grift defenders say he distinguished imminent nuclear and sneak attack from ongoing proxy threats. Amid the Iran conflict, it fuels debate on intel access (he was reportedly sidelined for leaks) vs. principle. Hypocrisy or context? The clip exposes the tension.

🔥🚨DEVELOPING: Footage of Joe Kent expressing why Iran was an enemy and threat to the United States on the on The Shawn Ryan Show 3 months ago is going viral amid his new claims that no threat was present.

@BrandonStraka Tulsi Gabbard said this same thing last March during her annual threat assessment in front of the Senate. And remember this was the consensus of the 18-member U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). But just three months later, Trump said Gabbard was “wrong” without clarifying?!

Tucker: "Was Iran about to get a nuke?" Kent: "No. They've had a religious ruling against it since 2004. We had no intelligence that it was being disobeyed."

@EYakoby It’s funny because the CIA reports all of its intelligence to the Director of National Intelligence along with the 18-member U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). But last March, when she gave her threat assessment, Tulsi Gabbard reported that Iran WASN’T building a nuclear weapon.

“Was Iran developing a nuclear weapon last June and in the lead-up to this conflict?” CIA Director under oath: “Yes” “Do you think Iran would have the ability to develop missiles capable of reaching the U.S.?” CIA Director under oath: “Yes.”

@Ferdinand_82 @EYakoby @joekent16jan19 There’s no “contradiction” at all. He made it clear today that Iran was not an “imminent nuclear threat” like Trump repeatedly claimed before, during, and after his recent bombing of Iran. This is him talking about proxy attacks in the region… not a nuclear threat.

@debunkjunction @EYakoby @joekent16jan19 Pero sigue siendo una prueba de su contradicción ...😂

Just three months ago, Joe Kent laid out on Shawn Ryan’s show just how much of an enemy and threat Iran is. Suddenly, when he gets to go on a bunch of podcasts, everything changes. The grift is insane.

@CurtisHouck Okay, Trump has said 74 times that Iran can not get a nuclear weapon. So why not follow the advice of the entire intelligence community via Tulsi Gabbard? She testified a year ago AND today that they weren’t close to having a nuclear weapon.

Trump 2020 campaign manager Bill Stepien is spot on with the left's sudden respect for Joe Kent... "Keep in mind, I think every Democrat voted against his nomination during his hearing. They called him a white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer, a white nationalist, all the things. But now he's being held up as a beacon for truth? That just strikes me as a little strange. He's changed over the years, right? He was a Democrat. He was a libertarian. He wanted to run for Congress. He became a Republican, saw Trump's endorsement. So he's been all over the map. Donald Trump has been really resolute. The White House issued a statement or a fact sheet earlier in the month, 74 times Donald Trump has said he opposes Iran getting a nuclear weapon. He has been resolute, and consistent. Joe Kent has been all over the map."

@DominguezH31015 Saddam Hussein postured about his arsenal & lied. Iran was likely doing the same, which is why Tulsi Gabbard testified TWICE, in March 2025 & today that Iran wasn’t an imminent nuclear threat. The dumbest thing was pulling the US out of the deal that allowed inspectors access.

@debunkjunction Most commercial nuclear power plants (especially light-water reactors like PWRs and BWRs, which dominate global electricity production) use low-enriched uranium (LEU) enriched to 3–5% U-235. They just had uranium enriched at 60% close to the 90% needed for nuclear weapons.

Joe Kent answers two different questions. For the first question, Kent responds, ‘We dropped bombs on Iran’s nuclear facilities.’ For the second question, Kent claims Iran didn’t have nuclear weapons in June. So Kent acknowledges Iran had nuclear facilities and was okay with blowing them up in the 12-day war. Yet moments later he claims Iran didn’t have nuclear weapons. Which one is it, @joekent16jan19 ?

@MAGAVoice He’s NOT describing an “imminent nuclear threat”… so why did Trump & the White House use those words?! Hmmmm…

BREAKING 🚨 Mike Johnson just exposed Joe Kent for changing his mind the last 24 hours: MIKE: “This was an imminent threat. He seemed to understand that until about 24 hours ago. He is an outlier” HOLY SH*T