By attacking President Trump’s nominee, Joe Kent, over emails that questioned tainted intelligence assessments, deep state agents in the intelligence community are attempting to undermine his border security initiatives. The assault on a CIA officer and decorated Green Beret is just another attempt by powerful bureaucrats to sabotage the administration’s justifiable efforts to defend Americans from foreign threats that cross our open border.
Deep State Strikes Against Border Security
Joe Kent, President Trump’s nominee to lead the National Counterterrorism Center and current chief of staff to DNI Tulsi Gabbard, finds himself under attack for emails showing he pushed back against intelligence assessments downplaying the Venezuelan government’s role in facilitating dangerous gang members entering America. The emails reveal Kent was simply trying to ensure intelligence reports reflected the whole picture rather than a politically motivated narrative that would hamper border enforcement.
OFFICIAL PUSHED TO REWRITE INTELLIGENCE SO IT COULD NOT BE 'USED AGAINST' TRUMP
"We need to do some rewriting… so this document is not used against the DNI or POTUS." – Joe Kent
One-sentence summary: A top aide to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard pressured…
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At issue are assessments about the Tren de Aragua (TDA) gang, whose members have been deported under President Trump’s activation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Kent specifically requested a “rewriting” of intelligence memoranda that failed to incorporate findings from the FBI, which indicated Venezuelan officials were indeed facilitating the migration of gang members to destabilize the United States.
Conflicting Intelligence Assessments Exposed
Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly sided with the FBI assessment over the intelligence community’s findings, calling the latter “wrong” and stating he was “100% with the FBI’s findings.” The conflict highlights the ongoing battle between patriots working to secure America’s borders and bureaucrats seemingly determined to maintain open border policies from the previous administration.
A bombshell email leak has exposed how a top aide to Tulsi Gabbard quietly ordered officials to rewrite a damaging intelligence assessment so it couldn’t be “used against” Donald Trump.https://t.co/U4mVUvindU
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In February, a draft intelligence assessment contradicted President Trump’s public statements by claiming there was “no credible evidence” of Venezuelan government coordination with TDA gang members entering America. Kent rightfully pushed back, noting the assessment lacked crucial context about U.S. border policies and failed to incorporate FBI findings that some Venezuelan officials deliberately facilitate criminal migration to undermine American security.
Political Retaliation Against Border Enforcement
After the final intelligence assessment was released on May 5th through a Freedom of Information Act request, DNI Gabbard took decisive action by firing National Intelligence Council acting chair Michael Collins and deputy Maria Langan-Riekof. These dismissals came after evidence emerged suggesting intelligence was being politicized to undermine the administration’s legitimate border security initiatives.
“We need to do some rewriting so this document is not used against the DNI or POTUS,” Kent wrote in one email, demonstrating his commitment to ensuring intelligence products served their proper function rather than becoming political weapons. Kent, a former Green Beret who served multiple combat tours and later worked for the CIA, has faced pushback from Democratic leaders who predictably want to pause his nomination process.
Kent defended his position by stating, “Flooding our nation with ‘migrants,’ particularly those associated with a violent gang, is an act of hostility — even if the Venezuelan government isn’t directly directing TDA operations.” His comments reflect the common-sense understanding that enemies of America are exploiting our border vulnerability regardless of whether they maintain direct operational control of criminal groups.
The Trump administration successfully used the Alien Enemies Act to deport 137 Venezuelans identified as security threats, taking action where the previous administration failed to protect American communities. Kent’s emails show a dedicated public servant working to ensure intelligence assessments reflected ground truth rather than political convenience.
Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/counterterrorism-nominee-joe-kent-emails-edits-intelligence-assessment/