FBI foils plot to attack White House UFC event using explosive drones, snipers
Summary
The FBI stopped a plan to attack the White House during a UFC event attended by President Donald Trump. Five men were charged for planning to use explosive drones and snipers to target people, but law enforcement arrested the suspects before the attack could happen.Key Facts
- Five men were charged with planning an attack during the White House UFC event on June 14, 2026.
- The plan involved flying drones armed with explosives and using snipers to target people during an evacuation.
- Tycen Proper, 19, was arrested in Ohio after his mother alerted police about his contact with an extremist group.
- Proper had a large amount of firearms, ammunition, and tactical gear at home and identified possible targets, including members of Congress.
- The UFC event was held on the South Lawn of the White House and attended by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
- The White House has extensive security, including surveillance, fencing, checkpoints, snipers, and quick-response forces.
- The FBI worked continuously before the event to find and stop those involved in the plot.
- Vice President Vance called the plot a "coordinated planned terrorist plot" and linked political violence to rhetoric from some political groups.
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