FBI said it foiled plot targeting AIPAC-affiliated politicians at White House UFC fight
Five people are in custody after the FBI disrupted a plot that allegedly involved explosive-laden drones, a sniper team, and a plan to storm the White House gate
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U.S President Donald J. Trump, First Lady of the United States Melania Trump attend the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn at the White House on June 14, 2026 in Washington, DC.
The FBI announced on Tuesday that it had disrupted a sophisticated attack targeting the UFC fight on the White House lawn on Sunday, with Fox News reporting that one suspect allegedly told investigators that the attack was targeting “capitalist elites,” “billionaires” and politicians who received donations from AIPAC.
FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that multiple individuals outside the D.C. area were in custody in connection with the attack in what he said was a multi-state operation. Fox News reported that five arrests had been made and 23 people were identified as being involved.
In an announcement, the Department of Justice said that the investigation is still ongoing and that arrests were carried out in Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska and California.
According to a criminal complaint released by the DOJ, one of the suspects, Tycen Proper, “appeared to identify potential US Congressional targets due to their support for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), noting donations the members previously received from AIPAC” and identified several specific leaders he planned to focus on because they “were supportive of Israel.”
The targets included Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Jim Justice (R-WV), Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV) and West Virginia state Del. Tristan Leavitt.
According to the complaint, another one of the suspects identified Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who some claimed would be attending the fight, as another primary target, alongside President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk.
According to Fox News, the attack plot called for attacking buildings near the event using explosive-laden drones, forcing an evacuation from the UFC event into the path of a sniper team, followed by an attempt to storm the White House gate.
Fox News reported that authorities have identified no foreign connection to the attempted attack.
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