{"id":2398492,"date":"2025-02-03T23:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T04:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-names-joe-kent-as-nctc-chief-and-sean-parnell-pentagon-spokesman-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T23:06:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T04:06:06","slug":"trump-names-joe-kent-as-nctc-chief-and-sean-parnell-pentagon-spokesman-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-names-joe-kent-as-nctc-chief-and-sean-parnell-pentagon-spokesman-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump names Joe Kent as NCTC chief and Sean Parnell Pentagon spokesman &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-names-joe-kent-as-nctc-chief-and-sean-parnell-pentagon-spokesman-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398492&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On February 4, 2025, President Donald Trump announced the appointment of Joe \u2062Kent\u2063 as the\u200c director of the\u200c national Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and Sean Parnell \u2063as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syria-airstrikes-sent-very-strong-signal-pentagon-says\/\" title=\"Syria Airstrikes Sent \u2018Very Strong Signal,\u2019 ... Says\">chief spokesman<\/a> for the Pentagon. \u200bBoth individuals have military \u2062backgrounds: Kent is a\u200c former \u2062Green Beret, while\u200c Parnell led \u2062a decorated unit during the Afghanistan War.<\/p>\n<p>Trump praised Kent&#8217;s experiance,highlighting his extensive career in counterterrorism and \u200cpersonal sacrifices,notably the loss of his wife,Shannon,who was killed while fighting ISIS. \u200cKent\u2064 previously ran unsuccessfully for congressional office in \u2062Washington&#8217;s 3rd District in the \u200d2022 and 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding parnell, Trump recognized him as a courageous veteran who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">earned multiple military honors<\/a>, including two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart.\u2062 Parnell was also acknowledged\u200b for his role\u2063 in advancing significant reforms for\u2062 veterans during Trump&#8217;s\u2064 first\u200d term. He has \u200dbeen a steadfast ally of\u200c Trump, actively campaigning \u2064alongside him for the upcoming 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Both appointments reflect a focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-bipartisan-bill-would-prevent-ai-from-launching-nuclear-weapons\/\" title=\"New Bipartisan Bill Would Prevent AI From Launching Nuclear Weapons\">enhancing national security<\/a> and public\u200d affairs strategies within key governmental roles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump names Joe Kent as NCTC chief and Sean Parnell as Pentagon spokesman<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1974217\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3225124\/marie-gluesenkamp-perez-wins-reelection-washington-3rd-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Joe Kent<\/a> as director of the National Counterterrorism Center and Sean Parnell as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-urges-citizens-to-leave-haiti-while-failing-to-free-16-american-hostages\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Urges Citizens to Leave Haiti While Failing to Free 16 American Hostages\">lead spokesman<\/a> for the Pentagon on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">president announced<\/a> the appointments in separate posts on Truth Social. The two men are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">prominent veterans<\/a>, Kent being a former Green Beret and Parnell leading one of the most decorated units of the Afghanistan War.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joe Kent and Sean Parnell. (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;As a Soldier, Green Beret, and CIA Officer, Joe has hunted down terrorists and criminals his entire adult life,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113942594933209212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> of Kent. &ldquo;Above all, Joe knows the terrible cost of terrorism, losing his wonderful wife, Shannon, a Great American Hero, who was killed in the fight against ISIS. Joe continues to honor her legacy by staying in the fight. Joe will help us keep America safe by eradicating all terrorism, from the jihadists around the World, to the cartels in our backyard.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kent previously ran to represent Washington&rsquo;s 3rd Congressional District in 2022 and 2024 but was defeated both times by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA).<\/p>\n<p>The NCTC works as part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence by &ldquo;analyzing, understanding, and responding to the terrorist threat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being chief Pentagon spokesman, Trump appointed Parnell to be assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A Great American Patriot, Sean is a fearless Combat Veteran, who led one of the most decorated units in the Afghanistan War. He earned two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart, while his platoon achieved an incredible record of eliminating over 350 enemy fighters. During my First Term, Sean was also instrumental helping pass the MISSION ACT, the BIGGEST VA Reform in History,&rdquo; the president <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113942595408214881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> of Parnell.<\/p>\n<p>Parnell has been a longtime ally of Trump, campaigning with him in 2024 and appearing at both of his rallies in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Salena Zito congratulated Parnell on being selected, recalling the first time she had covered him nine years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve covered him as a congressional candidate &amp; as an author. No one is more passionate, or dedicated to the service of our country &amp; to his family. Good job Yinzer go for the stars!&rdquo; she said in an X post reposted by Parnell.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1st time I met <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanParnellUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SeanParnellUSA<\/a> was 9 years ago when he was doing a veterans event in Pittsburgh. I&rsquo;ve covered him as a congressional candidate &amp; as an author. No one is more passionate, or dedicated to the service of our country &amp; to his family. <br \/>Good job Yinzer go for the stars! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ruegTVWHXg\">pic.twitter.com\/ruegTVWHXg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZitoSalena\/status\/1886585648728985656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Parnell led the 3rd Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division in the Afghanistan War. He recounted his experiences in the <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling book <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Outlaw-Platoon-Renegades-Brotherhood-Afghanistan\/dp\/0062066404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Outlaw Platoon\">Outlaw Platoon<\/a><\/em>. He ran for Senate in 2022 as a Republican, earning the endorsement of Trump, but suspended his campaign before the primary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1974217\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1974217\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump appoints Joe Kent as NCTC director and Sean Parnell as Pentagon spokesman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2398493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MixCollage-03-Feb-2025-09-51-PM-6804-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49757,49758,3761,49759,3634],"class_list":["post-2398492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-joe-kent","tag-nctc","tag-pentagon","tag-sean-parnell","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MixCollage-03-Feb-2025-09-51-PM-6804-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398492"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398496,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398492\/revisions\/2398496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}