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    When even Joe ‘Hitler was misunderstood’ Kent is jumping ship, you have royally fucked up.

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    This guy just doesn’t want to be tossed under the bus. So whatever you do don’t show him any praise.

    2000 - 2012 he was far right 2012-2019 he was registered as a Libertarian

    2019- 2021 he was registered as a Democrat

    2021- present he’s a Republican

    This guy is a real pile of shit, and knows enough just to be an early rat to jump from the sinking ship.

    [From wiki] Kent has been described as far-right.[a] He voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004 before shifting his political beliefs towards libertarianism, supporting Ron Paul.[8] According to voting records, he was registered with the Libertarian Party in the 2012 presidential election until 2019, when he became a Democrat; Kent voted for Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries in order to support Republicans in that year’s presidential election.[44] A spokesman for Kent described his political philosophy as “inclusive populism”, rejecting discrimination.[19]

    Kent has adhered to false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.[45] A month following the January 6 Capitol attack, he stated Donald Trump had “no control” over the mob and attributed the severity of the attack to security planning.[12] Kent attended the Justice for J6 rally and compared the treatment of rioters to that of Iraqi citizens in the Iraq War.[46] He later called for releasing security footage of the attack,[47] and claimed the mob was brought to violence by provocateurs associated with the deep state.[48] After the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, Kent told Steve Bannon on War Room the raid constituted “war”.[49] He called for defunding the Federal Bureau of Investigation in response.[50]

    Kent led a rally against a false claim that the Washington State Board of Health was set to forcefully quarantine citizens who did not get the COVID-19 vaccine in January 2022.[51] In March, he appeared at an event organized by the Washington State Three Percenters, a far-right militia.[52] Kent once advocated for a federal ban on abortion, but later narrowed his position towards states’ rights.[48] By the following month, he had called for an investigation into Anthony Fauci over the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and for a complete shutdown in immigration to the United States.[44] In September, Kent stated Fauci should be charged with murder and described COVID-19 vaccines as “experimental gene therapy”;[50] he is unvaccinated against COVID-19.[3] At a rally with Matt Gaetz in September 2021, Kent advocated for school vouchers and per-child tax deductions for parents.[53] Kent opposed several proposals to replace the Interstate Bridge, including tolling and light rail, in his 2024 campaign.[54]

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      First, thank you for the context on his history. That is helpful. He’s clearly a MAGA piece of shit.

      What is interesting is that it appears that even MAGA pieces of shit have limits. For this guy, destroying our own nation is apparently a-okay, but he’s not onboard with destroying another nation. I wish he was more principled than he is, but I suppose I should be content he’s not chanting war hawk invasion like trump is.

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    A low level security official that I hardly knew named Joe Kent is yet another RINO with TRUMP DERAGEMENT SYNDROME who wrote me a letter and resigned based on made up stories and fiction. He wanted to be National Security Director when in fact he was nothing more than a gofer and begged me for the job. a TOTAL LOSER!

    -@RealDonaldTrump