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Joe Kent: “If we struck the [Iranian] regime, it would only strengthen…”

Featuring: Joe Kent, Far-right, America First | Former Candidate, U.S. House Washington, District 3

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Joe Kent Reveals All in First Interview Since Resigning as Trump's Counterterrorism Director

Published | Video Starts at 28:47

Many scholars, and I think a lot of intelligence assessments have been written about this too. I know for a fact they have, is that If we struck the [Iranian] regime, it would only strengthen it. And that's not, I think that's just basic common sense. I mean, I think of myself, and probably you're in this camp as well. We didn't like Joe Biden, we didn't like Barack Obama. (28:47–28:52)

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Asserts that military action against Iran would strengthen its regime.

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