Amaryllis Fox Kennedy Quits 2 Trump Intelligence Posts as Iran War Enters 12th Week
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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 20
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy Quits 2 Trump Intelligence Posts as Iran War Enters 12th Week
3 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 20
May 8 emails show Amaryllis Fox Kennedy told colleagues she would leave her ODNI deputy role and an OMB post overseeing classified intelligence budgets, with the resignations taking effect Friday.
Five people familiar with the matter said her exit was driven in part by opposition to Donald Trump’s war against Iran, though her farewell note cited family needs and a move to the private sector.
Tulsi Gabbard confirmed Kennedy will keep her third job on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, framing the change as a step back from ODNI and OMB rather than a full departure.
The move follows Joe Kent’s resignation from the National Counterterrorism Center two months ago, also tied to the Iran war, suggesting the 12-week conflict is straining parts of Trump’s intelligence team.
Do resignations in intelligence and health signal a wider crisis of expertise within the U.S. government?
With top officials departing, what is the true cost of the administration's controversial war in Iran?
Could flawed diplomacy, not an imminent threat, be the real cause of the ongoing conflict with Iran?