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FBI Foils White-Supremacist Drone Plot at Trump-Hosted UFC

6/19/2026

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Authorities uncovered a white-supremacist accelerationist plot to launch drones and firearms at the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn.
U.S. President Donald Trump attended the event in which fighter Justin Gaethje defeated fighter Ilia Topuria for the lightweight title, earning $825,000 in bonuses.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrested 19-year-old Tycen Proper, who had bought weapons and planned drone and sniper attacks on senators he said supported Israel.

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Authorities uncovered a white-supremacist accelerationist plot to launch drones and firearms at the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn.
U.S. President Donald Trump attended the event in which fighter Justin Gaethje defeated fighter Ilia Topuria for the lightweight title, earning $825,000 in bonuses.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents arrested 19-year-old Tycen Proper, who had bought weapons and planned drone and sniper attacks on senators he said supported Israel.