But, alluding to the way the Trump administration has sought to criminally prosecute people the president considers enemies, he added: “Of course, I am concerned because we’ve all seen the full weight of the FBI and the government come down on individuals who speak out. “Ultimately, we have provided the president with the intelligence assessments, and the president is elected by the American people and makes his own decisions based on the information that’s available to him.” In an interview with the right-leaning UnHerd published on Saturday, Kent continued with that assertion, saying that while Trump “is the guy who makes the decisions ... the advice that [he] was getting was largely dominated by this ecosystem that I describe with Israeli officials”.
Author: Edward Helmore
Published at: 2026-03-21 21:29:26
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