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 violent rhetoric coming from the Left than the Right these days,” Vance said on Fox News’s Fox & Friends Tuesday.
The FBI learned of the plot on Wednesday and arrested five people in connection with the attempted attack.
BREAKING: VP JD Vance says the foiled UFC 250 attack plot is another reminder of where America's political climate is heading."This is what happens when people turn the rhetoric up so loud that disagreeing with somebody is a cause for violence."Vance argues that political… pic.twitter.com/E33ZpdtquN— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 16, 2026
“This is what happens when people turn the rhetoric up so loud that disagreeing with somebody is a cause for violence,” Vance said.
Vance praised the efforts of the FBI and law enforcement for keeping everyone safe but said, “Everybody has a role to cut this stuff out.”
