White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back Tuesday on "false claims" in the resignation letter of the nation’s top counterterrorism official, saying President Donald Trump had "strong and compelling evidence" that Iran was going to attack the United States first. Joe Kent wrote on X earlier this morning that, "After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today." Kent said he could not in "good conscience" support the ongoing war with Iran, claiming that "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." "There are many false claims in this letter but let me address one specifically: that ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation," Leavitt responded. "This is the same false claim that Democrats and some in the liberal medi...
US Army general who oversaw Ukraine left classified maps on train, overindulged in alcohol: IG report
The U.S. Army general who led the military's effort to coordinate support for Ukraine left classified documents on a train in Europe and improperly drank too much alcohol one night during a social occasion, according to a report by the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General. Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto, now retired, was commander of the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, based in Wiesbaden, Germany, from 2022 through August 2024. Aguto was returning from Ukraine to Germany on April 3, 2024 when he had classified maps, which were stored in a cylindrical tube rather than being properly packaged in double-wrapping or a locked container because of their size, the March 12 report states, based on interviews with 33 witnesses. FEDERAL JUDGE ALLEGEDLY 'SUPER DRUNK' WHEN HE CRASHED CADILLAC When the train arrived in Poland on the morning of April 4, the travel party departed but left the map tube containing the classified documents on the train. Despite not being ...