What Joe Kent has said about United States border security and immigration vetting

2 quotes · 1 episode · Mar 26, 2026

Joe Kent, Former U.S. official who resigned and disputed stated motives for the Iran conflict, has been quoted on United States border security and immigration vetting 2 times in 1 episode of The Shawn Ryan Show, most recently on March 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

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Kent testified that NCTC identified 18,000 known or suspected terrorists with access to the United States and says the deeper takeaway is that the government does not know who is in the country.
“I testified publicly in December that we at NCTC had identified 18,000 known suspected terrorists who had access to America”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #291 Joe Kent - His Message to President Trump on Ending the War With Iran (Mar 26, 2026) · Listen from 58:29
Kent argues inspired lone actors, not trained sleeper cells, are the main domestic terrorism threat.
“I think the main threat is people that have come here legally and illegally being inspired by media they consume”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #291 Joe Kent - His Message to President Trump on Ending the War With Iran (Mar 26, 2026) · Listen from 58:26

#291 Joe Kent - His Message to President Trump on Ending the War With Iran
The Shawn Ryan Show · Mar 26, 2026 · 2 h 3 min
Joe Kent explains to Shawn Ryan why he resigned as NCTC director over the U.S. war with Iran and Israeli influence on Trump.