Mitch McConnell Nukes Joe Kent, Accuses Him of Virulent Anti-Semitism'

"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. Trump's claims that Iran was soon going to attack the U.S. are nonsense."

"Early in this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign that wholly undermined your America First platform and sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran. This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States."

"This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again."

Joe Kent, a former GOP congressional candidate and Trump administration official, resigned as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, becoming the first major administration official to protest the ongoing U.S.-Israel operation against Iran. In his resignation letter posted to social media, Kent accused the Trump administration of fabricating claims about Iran posing an imminent threat and argued the war resulted from Israeli pressure and American media influence. He compared the situation to the Iraq War, warning against repeating past mistakes. Senator Mitch McConnell responded by accusing Kent of anti-Semitism, citing Kent's previous testimony about Iranian threats to U.S. servicemembers.

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