A deadly attack was planned to target President Donald Trump’s White House UFC fight on Sunday, before authorities managed to thwart the scheme, according to the FBI. The FBI learned of the plot on June 10, just days before Trump and other top officials attended the historic cage match. The bureau has arrested five people accused of planning a drone attack targeting the fight, particularly “capitalist elites,” “billionaires,” and politicians who received money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC. “Thanks to the rapid action of this FBI, our partners, and the Department of Justice in a multi-state operation, multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post to X.
“While the result represented the best of investigative work, it was also nothing out of the ordinary for this law enforcement team – we are built to detect, respond to, and bring to justice those who threaten the lives of American citizens – particularly during large gatherings like the historic UFC 250 fight,” he continued. “That’s exactly what we did here.”
At least 12 FBI offices were involved in thwarting the alleged attack, Fox News reported. Authorities arrested the first person on June 10. On one of the suspect’s phones, authorities found at least 23 Signal users involved in discussing parameters of what could have been a devastating terrorist attack.
