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Thwarted Plot to Attack White House Fight Involved Drones and Snipers, Officials Say
Multiple people were arrested in connection with an alleged plan to target the UFC match with thousands in attendance, including Trump.
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Jon Stewart: White House UFC event ‘devalued both combat sports and national dignity’
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Comedian Jon Stewart late Monday slammed the White House UFC event held over the weekend, saying it “devalued both combat sports and national dignity.” “What a god awful mockery of an event that somehow managed to find a way to devalue both combat sports and our national dignity. Who even aired this embarrassing s—?” Stewart…
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Court Docs: Alleged UFC Terror Attack Planner Parroted Democrats’ Trump-Epstein Conspiracies
An individual allegedly involved in a thwarted terrorist attack aimed at Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House parroted Democrat conspiracy theories about President Trump protecting child predators connected to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to federal court documents. The revelation came on Tuesday, when Fox News reported on how the FBI and […]
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Secret Service furious at Kash Patel for rushing to announce arrests in UFC plot
Secret Service officials were angry after FBI Director Kash Patel blindsided them and publicly announced details of a sealed, ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to attack a UFC fight event at the White House.Patel's announcement Tuesday morning potentially compromised roughly 10 arrests that had not yet been made, according to three people familiar with the matter, and his social media post disrupted plans by Secret Service and FBI officials to unseal the case later that afternoon and issue a joint public statement, reported NBC News correspondent Ken Dilanian."We all woke up this morning to see this on Twitter," one administration official said, speaking anonymously to discuss sensitive matters.The investigation began last week when a relative of one of the suspects contacted local police in the Cincinnati area to report that their family member was discussing a vague plot in Washington. A Secret Service advanced threat interdiction team, working with the FBI, obtained a subpoena for an encrypted Signal chat thread that revealed plans for the drone attack. One suspect was arrested June 13, and the case was immediately sealed to allow investigators to identify and arrest additional suspects.Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn publicly rebuked the premature disclosure at a news conference Tuesday without naming Patel directly. "Don't choke on your own smoke," Quinn said, invoking a phrase learned early in his career. "The Secret Service led that investigation from the beginning. In order to maintain the integrity of the investigation and the security plan, we chose not to leak it."Quinn declined to discuss further details, noting the case remained sealed and active.The Secret Service has since dramatically expanded security around the weekend event and issued alerts to law enforcement partners to watch for drones in downtown Washington.
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Washington Examiner
Vance: Foiled UFC 250 attack shows dangers of escalating political rhetoric
Vice President JD Vance criticized the Left and Democrats for what he called “political violence” and “dangerous rhetoric” after the FBI thwarted a drone attack plot targeting UFC’s Freedom 250 event. “We’ve got to tell everybody to tone it down, and I hate to say this, but it’s true: You see more political violence and […]
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Washington Examiner
Mother’s tip helped unravel White House UFC drone plot: Affidavit
A mother’s call to police about her 19-year-old son’s growing stockpile of weapons, tactical gear, and online associates helped federal authorities uncover an alleged plot to attack President Donald Trump’s White House UFC event, according to newly unsealed affidavits identifying five suspects arrested in the case. The filings identify California residents Michael Alan Thomas and […]
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At Least 5 Charged in Alleged Plot to Attack White House During U.F.C. Event
Charging documents outlined an ambitious plan involving explosive-laden drones and rifles, but left less clear that the conspirators had the means to carry it out.
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BizPac Review
Dana Perino torches White House over secretive Iran deal details
Lamenting a lack of transparency ahead of a scheduled public deal signed with Iran, one host on “The Five” articulated arguments against the president. “You have to […]
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New York Post
Freedom 250 White House attack suspect posted wild anti-Trump, antisemitic TikTok memes
Roa denied participating in the plot to blow up the White House UFC event, with court documents showing he allegedly told investigators he merely intended to attend a protest during the event.
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