Kent, Trump and National Counterterrorism Center

Trump nominates Washington’s Joe Kent to lead counterterrorism agency
President Donald Trump has nominated Joe Kent to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. The announcement comes three months after Kent lost a bid for a U.S. House seat for a second time to Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez. Mark Graves/The Oregonian
Trump names Joe Kent to lead counterterrorism agency
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Joe Kent, a former Army Special Forces soldier and two-time Republican candidate for a congressional seat in southwest Washington, to be director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
Trump nominates ex-WA congressional candidate Joe Kent for director job
President Donald Trump has nominated former Washington candidate Joe Kent to be the next director of the National Counter Terrorism Center.
Trump’s nominee to lead counterterrorism efforts has white nationalist ties
President Trump nominated Joe Kent to lead National Counterterrorism Center. Kent has ties to white nationalists and neo-Nazis.
Trump picks Joe Kent for Director of National Counterterrorism
In a debate in the KOIN 6 studio back in October 2024, Kent affirmed his support for a number of Trump policies, including building a wall to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S.
Trump nominates controversial ex-congressional candidate Joe Kent to lead counterterrorism center
Former two-time candidate for Washington's 3rd Congressional District tapped as NCTC director, bringing CIA experience amid questions over political positions.
Trump makes a provocative choice for the National Counterterrorism Center
Take Joe Kent, for example. The Seattle Times reported:
Trump nominates WA Congressional candidate to lead National Counter Terrorism Center
President Donald Trump has tapped former Republican Washington Congressional candidate Joe Kent to potentially lead the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC).
President Trump nominates Joe Kent for national counterintelligence director
Kent is a former special operations soldier and was the Republican nominee in Washington's Third Congressional District in 2022 and 2024.
Trump nominates Joe Kent as director of National Counterterrorism Center
The center operates under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and serves as the primary hub for counterterrorism, where agencies including the FBI, CIA and Homeland Security share
Trump’s Pick to Lead Counterterrorism Is a White Supremacist Dream
Yet another Trump appointee is in bed with white nationalists. On Monday, President Trump nominated Joe Kent as director of the National Counterterrorism Center. “Joe has hunted down terrorists and criminals his entire adult life.
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