Washington DC, March 18 -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated that US President Donald Trump is not "controlled by another country", and makes decisions keeping the US' best interest in mind.

Leavitt made the comments a day after Joe Kent resigned from his post as the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. After his resignation, he had alleged that the US had started the Iran war due to "pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

"...After the president gave him an opportunity in this administration to serve the American people, he (Joe Kent) would resign with a letter filled with falsehoods, accusing the president of the United States by being controlled by a foreign country. The president is...