Reporter: Did you post that picture of yourself depicted as Jesus Christ?
Trump: It wasn't a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor. And had to do with red cross as a red cross worker, which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one.
After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.
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.
It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.
May God bless America.
BREAKING: The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Kent, just resigned and his letter is devastating.
He says Trump was “deceived” into war with Iran, pushed by misinformation and outside pressure, abandoning his own America First principles.
And he says Iran never posed any imminent threat to America.
Read the entire letter below.
❗️❗️❗️ 🇺🇸 According to ABC News, amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, 2,200 Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit have received orders to deploy to the Middle East.
🟥 They are deploying alongside the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, which includes the following ships:
▪️ USS Tripoli (LHA-7) — an America-class amphibious assault ship
▪️ USS San Diego (LPD-22) and USS New Orleans (LPD-18) — San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships
▪️ The force is also accompanied by around 20 F-35B Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets capable of vertical takeoff and landing.
🔷 There is a strong possibility that this amphibious strike group and its more than 2,000 Marines could be intended for a potential operation to seize Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, from which around 80% of Iran’s oil exports are shipped.
Such a ground operation would likely take place after several weeks, once the intensity and scale of airstrikes on Iran decrease as the list of priority targets becomes exhausted.