FBI foils plot to attack White House UFC event

Federal authorities have announced the foiling of an alleged plot to attack a high-profile mixed martial arts event at the White House, an incident that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were in attendance. The FBI confirmed multiple individuals are in custody, stating that the planned attacks were "stopped cold."

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Multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold.

The alleged plotters intended to fly drones armed with explosives over the "UFC Freedom 250" event, held on the South Lawn of the White House. The plan reportedly included using snipers to target attendees during a subsequent evacuation. The Department of Justice has charged five men in connection with the scheme.

One of the arrested individuals, 19-year-old Tycen Proper, was apprehended in Ohio after his mother alerted police to his online communications with an extremist group. According to a criminal complaint, Proper had amassed firearms, ammunition, and tactical gear, and had identified potential targets, including members of Congress.

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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.

Vice President Vance, speaking on Fox News, described the incident as a "coordinated planned terrorist plot." He suggested that the FBI's decision to reveal the foiled plot was due to its potential scale. Vance also alluded to the Trump administration's efforts to investigate funding and coordination networks of radical left-wing groups, while also criticizing Democrats for rhetoric he believes foments political violence.

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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 si