Mr. Trump immediately dismissed him as “weak on security” and called his departure “a good thing”. But some of the movement’s most visible voices, including Mr. Kent, have begun to ask whether this war was ever part of the deal. Left to raise their two sons, Colt and Josh, Mr. Kent turned personal loss into public engagement, speaking about veterans, counterterrorism, and the human cost of prolonged conflicts. In his letter, Mr. Kent held up Mr. Trump’s own first-term record as the model being abandoned — the Soleimani strike, the territorial defeat of ISIS — as examples of decisive force without getting drawn into a larger conflict. Mr. Carlson defended Mr. Kent sharply: “Joe is the bravest man I know, and he can’t be dismissed as a nut,” he said.

Source: The Hindu March 29, 2026 08:22 UTC