Trump says Joe Kent was ‘weak on security’ in reaction to his resignation

When asked by reporters about Joe Kent’s resignation from his position as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, President Donald Trump said that Kent had been “weak on security.”  Kent resigned over the war in Iran.

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