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A plot to harm people at the UFC fight on the White House lawn on Sunday was stopped by law enforcement, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Tuesday morning.
"The alleged plot would have led to drones creating explosions on buildings in the area, and then criminal snipers would strike attendees trying to evacuate."
Be informed, not misled.
The alleged plot would have led to drones creating explosions on buildings in the area, and then criminal snipers would strike attendees trying to evacuate, according to Fox News. Then a group of criminals would try to make their way onto White House grounds amid the chaos, according to the outlet.
“On June 10, FBI and our law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C. involving individuals outside of the National Capital Region – and thanks to the rapid action of this FBI, our partners, and the Department of Justice in a multi-state operation, multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold,” Patel posted on X.
Fox News says, "Signal chats allegedly revealed 23 people discussing pre-operational activity."
The FBI and its law enforcement partners disrupted an alleged plot targeting this weekend’s UFC Freedom 250 event in Washington, D.C., officials told Fox News Digital.
Five people were in custody as of Monday, and investigators identified 23 people as part of a potential network of plotters. The alleged plan involved using explosive-laden drones to hit buildings near the event, force a mass evacuation, and steer crowds toward a pre-staged sniper team, officials said.
A "second wave" was then allegedly planned to storm the White House gate, according to officials.
Fox says, "The FBI first learned of the threat on June 10 and worked with partners to secure probable cause for an arrest in Cincinnati, where one suspect was taken into custody. Court documents identified the suspect as 19-year-old Tycen Proper."
Two others, identified as Bryan Omar Roa and Michael Alan Thomas, were arrested in California for alleged involvement in the plot. Both men were charged with conspiracy to commit murder. They appeared in court on Monday in Riverside.
Other suspects were arrested in Missouri and Nebraska. Multiple sources told Fox News that those in custody are American citizens, and a foreign nexus was not involved.
According to a criminal complaint, Proper allegedly spent $3,000 of his "graduation money" to purchase "lots of" ammunition, guns, extra magazines, and other items for the alleged attack.
Via Fox:
Authorities estimated that several boxes of ammunition that Proper had allegedly acquired contained thousands of rounds. It is also alleged that Proper acquired an AR-style rifle, a bullpup rifle painted with the American flag, and two plate carriers with AR-style magazines. His family voluntarily turned over the equipment to law enforcement.
His father told officers that Proper had quit his job to meet up with people he had met online to conduct "missions" and "recons," according to the complaint. It said that Proper's mother had first alerted authorities over concerns about his recent alleged firearm purchases and communications with individuals online.
The U.S. Secret Service said it "worked closely" with the FBI during the investigation.
"In the days leading up to this weekend, our special agents, mission support personnel, and technical security teams worked around the clock to identify those responsible and hold them accountable," Secret Service Director Sean Curran said in a statement. "Equally important to our protective mission is ensuring accountability through the justice system. To that end, our formal comments regarding the specifics of this case will be made through court filings."
Investigators later uncovered Signal chats in which multiple people allegedly discussed attacking the UFC event. An initial review of one suspect’s iPhone identified at least 23 Signal users discussing pre-operational activity, officials said.
Some of those involved allegedly planned to travel to Fredericksburg, Virginia, on June 12 or 13 to prepare for the attack.
One suspect allegedly told investigators the goal was to target "capitalist elites," "billionaires," or politicians who received donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
Former FBI agent Jason Pack said that the alleged scheme appeared to have moved beyond online rhetoric and into operational planning.
"This was a real threat," Pack said, describing it as "organized political violence with specific targets."
He said the most troubling aspect was the apparent "shift from ideology to actual preparation," including recruitment across multiple states, encrypted communications, logistical planning, and identifying staging areas.
While Pack questioned whether every phase of the alleged plot would have succeeded, he said parts of it appeared technically feasible and would have likely led to fatalities.
Pack also pointed to the role of human intelligence in disrupting the alleged network, saying the investigation began after "somebody's family member got worried and called it in."
"That's how this got stopped," he added.
Takeaway
On May 26, Fox reported, "Saturday's shootout between the Secret Service and a deranged gunman near the White House marked the latest in a growing series of threats and security incidents involving President Donald Trump and senior administration officials, intensifying concerns about political violence."
"As investigators continue piecing together the incident, authorities said Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland, approached a Secret Service checkpoint near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW at about 6 p.m. local time, removed a weapon from his bag and opened fire on posted officers."
They shot and killed him.
Then there was this: "Authorities identified the suspect as 31-year-old Cole Allen, of Torrance, California, who traveled to the nation’s capital armed with multiple weapons and carrying a manifesto outlining his intent. Investigators also said Allen shared anti-Trump rhetoric on social media and allegedly expressed hostility toward Christians in online posts reviewed by law enforcement."
And this: The alleged WHCA plot came less than two years after Trump survived two separate assassination attempts during the 2024 presidential campaign, incidents that dramatically reshaped security operations around the president and other top officials.
And this: In July 2024, a gunman opened fire during a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing Trump’s ear, killing one rally attendee and injuring others before Secret Service agents fatally shot the suspect. Federal investigators later described the shooting as one of the most serious security failures in decades.
Just months later, an armed suspect was discovered near Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, in what investigators described as a second assassination attempt. Prosecutors alleged the suspect had positioned himself near the course with a rifle before being spotted by Secret Service agents.
In February, Secret Service agents fatally shot a 21-year-old man carrying a shotgun and a gas canister outside Mar-a-Lago while Trump was in Washington. The man was identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina.
Beyond those incidents, federal officials have repeatedly warned about a broader rise in threats targeting Trump and current and former administration officials, including dangers linked to extremist rhetoric, online radicalization, and foreign adversaries such as Iran.
In addition to the direct threats on Trump's life and the lives of others, there are the Leftist elitists who continue to stoke the fire.
Most recently, there's this from a board chair with PBS.
A PBS affiliate's board chairman is facing backlash after a social media post surfaced in which he said he hoped President Donald Trump would suffer a stroke that would leave him unable to walk or speak, prompting the organization to publicly distance itself from the comments.
In a screenshot shared by the X account, Libs of TikTok, the X account Republicans Against Trump asked in a Sunday post, "Donald Trump turns 80 today. Any birthday wishes?" and Bob Greene, who was identified in reports online as the board chair for Rocky Mountain PBS, replied, which now appears to have been deleted, "A nice stroke that turns him into a drooling, pooping blob in a wheelchair unable to speak."
On the website for Rocky Mountain PBS, Greene is described as "an experienced senior executive with over 35 years in sales, marketing and operations in the entertainment, interactive, and broadband industries" who is "responsible for developing new revenue platforms and partnerships that leverage and enhance the global scale of Liberty."
The Left is normalizing violence. "86-47". Now this.
Should we be surprised that weak-minded, radicalized people view these kinds of rants as a call to action?
Be Informed. Be Discerning. Be Vigilant. Be Engaged. Be Bold. Be Prayerful.
