The White House was completely blindsided by ex-National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent’s political resignation. The top counterterrorism official alerted the White House Monday that he would be leaving his post over the war with Iran, claiming that Tehran “posed no imminent threat to our nation,” and that America’s ongoing involvement was due to “pressure” from Israel and its U.S. lobby. Kent’s resignation sparked a maelstrom across Washington, where top Republicans and Trump