FBI Foils Alleged Plot to Attack White House During Fight Night

US law enforcement on Tuesday announced that it had disrupted a suspected plan to attack the White House during a crowded mixed‑martial‑arts event attended by President Donald Trump and other senior officials.

“Multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold,” FBI Director Kash Patel said on X.

Fox News and other U.S. outlets reported that five people have been arrested and that investigators have identified 23 people in a “potential network of plotters” who communicated in a Signal group chat.

The alleged plot involved detonating explosive‑laden drones over the UFC arena on the White House lawn, where the fights were held on Sunday, and then having snipers fire at “high‑value targets” in the crowd.

One of those arrested, Tycen Proper, 19, was taken into custody on June 10 in Ohio after his mother notified police that he had been communicating online with a group that “expressed ultra‑religious and anti‑government sentiments.”

According to the criminal complaint, Proper was found in possession of an AR‑style rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition. The complaint states that the attack was intended to “‘jumpstart’ a revolution in the United States.”

Trump joined thousands of fans at the White House fights on Sunday, where a temporary arena called “The Claw” was erected on the South Lawn.

The White House is protected by extensive surveillance, fencing, checkpoints, anti‑air‑attack capabilities, snipers and a permanent quick‑reaction force.

“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 on X.

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The “UFC Freedom 250” event, which coincided with Trump’s 80th birthday, was intended to launch this year’s celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Trump has faced several assassination attempts in recent years, most recently when a gunman tried to storm a White House press gala he was attending in April.

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, who also attended the UFC event, said on Tuesday morning in a Fox News interview that he had just learned about the alleged plot.

When asked why the FBI disclosed the foiled plot—a step it does not always take for security reasons—Vance cited the potential “scale of the planned attack.”

He described it as a “coordinated planned terrorist plot” and referenced the Trump administration’s work to investigate funding and coordination networks of radical left‑wing groups.

Vance did not provide further details on the suspects or their motivations, but he accused Democrats of fomenting violence with anti‑Trump rhetoric.

“Everybody has a role to cut this stuff out, but I think a lot of my Democratic colleagues in Washington have got to look themselves in the mirror and say, ‘why is so much of this political violence coming from our side of the spectrum?'” he said.

The White House has repeatedly claimed that Trump critics and the media are responsible for rising political tension in the country.

Opponents of Trump say the Republican president’s often inflammatory rhetoric against opponents, immigrants and the election system are to blame.

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