Dan Scavino Just Put the White House Leaker on Blast

That last one is accurate. Scavino didn’t just put the leaker on notice. He described their situation so precisely — badge deactivated, building access revoked, “you’re dead to us” package — that whoever it is now knows with certainty that Scavino’s team knows exactly who they are and exactly what they’ve been doing.

The most common guess circulating on X pointed toward Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned in March 2026 in an explosive letter blaming Israel for the Iran war. Trump’s own public response to that resignation was notably unsentimental: “It’s a good thing that he’s out.”

Kent fits parts of the description. But Scavino included an “or” — which may mean more than one person is in the crosshairs. Someone who lost their position. Someone who wanted an ambassadorship or board appointment and didn’t get it. Possibly the same person. Possibly two different aggrieved former officials now feeding media narratives about the Presidential Personnel Office.

The broader context matters. The Trump administration has been dealing with a sustained leak problem — from the Turkey security operation story to the false Kash Patel firing report to the fabricated Camp David confrontation between Trump and Hegseth. Some of those leaks clearly came from inside people with access. Scavino’s post is a signal that the hunt for the sources isn’t limited to formal investigations. The inner circle knows who’s talking.