{"id":2581271,"date":"2026-03-18T10:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-gop-and-trump-supporters-stand-with-him-over-joe-kent-on-iran-guy-benson\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:52:30","slug":"most-gop-and-trump-supporters-stand-with-him-over-joe-kent-on-iran-guy-benson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-gop-and-trump-supporters-stand-with-him-over-joe-kent-on-iran-guy-benson\/","title":{"rendered":"Most GOP and Trump supporters stand with him over Joe Kent on Iran: Guy Benson"},"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%2Fmost-gop-and-trump-supporters-stand-with-him-over-joe-kent-on-iran-guy-benson%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=2581271&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>Conservative Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson argues that loud voices are overstating a split between Donald Trump and his supporters over the Iran conflict. The piece notes Joe Kent\u2019s resignation as director of Trump\u2019s National Counterterrorism Center, saying Kent could not support the ongoing war and alleging it began under pressure from Israel and its American lobby. Benson contends that the vast majority of Trump voters and most Republicans back the Iran operation, countering Kent\u2019s portrayal of a rift. Poll data cited in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article suggest high support<\/a> for military action among MAGA Republicans (about 85%), wiht substantial support among othre Republicans (up to 63%). White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt and House Speaker Mike Johnson push back against Kent\u2019s claims, while Benson praises Kent for voicing his views publicly rather than undermining Trump\u2019s policies. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-slams-save-act-as-jim-crow-2-0\/\" title=\"Schumer slams SAVE Act as \u2018Jim Crow 2.0\u2019\">article includes related stories<\/a> and embedded media.  <\/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\">Most GOP and Trump supporters stand with  him over Joe Kent on Iran: Guy Benson<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2534983\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/guy-benson\/\">Guy Benson<\/a> dismissed &ldquo;loud voices&rdquo; potentially misrepresenting a split between President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his supporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Kent resigned as the director of Trump&rsquo;s National Counterterrorism Center on Tuesday, making him the first high-ranking Trump administration official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4494051\/joe-kent-first-trump-administraion-official-resign-iran-war\/\">to leave his post based on the war in Iran<\/a>. Kent said in his resignation letter that he couldn&rsquo;t &ldquo;in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-tuck-female-draft-into-defense-bill\/\" title=\"Democrats Tuck Female Draft Into Defense Bill\">good conscience support<\/a> the ongoing war,&rdquo; and that the war was started &ldquo;due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4494748\/trump-assassination-attempt-theories-dont-factor-shell-shock-salena-zito\/\">Trump staging assassination attempt theories don&#8217;t factor &#8216;shell shock&#8217;: Salena Zito<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4493955\/legacy-media-reflexively-oppose-anything-good-trump-us-joe-concha\/\">Legacy media will &#8216;reflexively&#8217; oppose anything good for Trump or US: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4493279\/jimmy-kimmel-calls-us-ridiculous-country-different-mr-t\/\">Jimmy Kimmel calls US &#8216;ridiculous country&#8217; with &#8216;a different Mr. T&#8217; in charge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Benson said &ldquo;certain podcast elements&rdquo; and online personalities are arguing there is a &ldquo;huge splintering of MAGA world&rdquo; on the Iran conflict. However, he said &ldquo;poll after poll&rdquo; indicates that the vast majority of Trump voters support <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4494084\/qatar-al-jazeera-us-israel-war-strategy-working\/\">Operation Epic Fury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4494592\/jb-pritzker-fundraising-chop\/\">DOES JB PRITZKER HAVE THE FUNDRAISING CHOPS HE THINKS HE DOES?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So a lot of very loud voices, he&rsquo;s [Kent] one of them, now he&rsquo;s out of the administration,&rdquo; Benson said on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>The Bottom Line<\/em> Tuesday. &ldquo;But most Republicans, most conservatives, certainly most Trump supporters are with the president on this operation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3432532&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d48fcceca634e1b737a980c97e43cd76\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Benson added that Kent &ldquo;deserves to be commended&rdquo; for his years of service in combat, prior to his role in the Trump administration. He also said it&rsquo;s &ldquo;better&rdquo; that Kent publicized his opinion instead of &ldquo;undermining&rdquo; Trump&rsquo;s policies within the administration.<\/p>\n<p>Various polling data show that at least 85% of &ldquo;MAGA Republicans&rdquo; support military action against Iran, compared to about 13% who oppose. Among Republicans who don&rsquo;t identify as &ldquo;MAGA Republicans, up to 63% support the war in Iran, against up to 39% who oppose, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/yougov.com\/en-us\/articles\/54201-how-americans-feel-about-the-us-attack-on-iran\">according to data<\/a> gathered by YouGov.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4495176\/iran-war-nuclear-power-plant-hit\/\"><strong>IRAN SAYS PROJECTILE HIT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AS IAEA CHIEF URGES &lsquo;MAXIMUM RESTRAINT&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4489208\/leavitt-blasts-left-wing-media-over-mixed-messaging-claims\/\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> said on X that Kent&rsquo;s resignation letter had &ldquo;many false claims,&rdquo; one of which was that Iran &ldquo;posed no imminent threat&rdquo; to the U.S. Leavitt said this is a claim &ldquo;Democrats and some in the liberal media&rdquo; have repeatedly made, while Trump had &ldquo;strong and compelling evidence&rdquo; Iran would attack the U.S. first.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4494240\/johnson-reiterate-iran-imminent-threat\/\">countered Kent&rsquo;s assessment on Iran<\/a>, saying he doesn&rsquo;t know where Kent was getting his information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Most GOP and Trump back Trump over Kent on Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2581272,"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\/2026\/03\/AP24297724342556-e1773836741503.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651,538],"tags":[6203,75135,3823,49757,3634],"class_list":["post-2581271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-gop","tag-guy-benson-2","tag-iran","tag-joe-kent","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP24297724342556-e1773836741503.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581271","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581271"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581275,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581271\/revisions\/2581275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}