White House attack plot: The ‘disturbing’ new details

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0 June 16, 2026 18:47

Federal officials have charged multiple people who they claim discussed plots to attack the UFC fight night event at the White House, including by using drones and a gunman.

A team including the Secret Service and FBI uncovered messages discussing the plot between multiple individuals, according to criminal complaints against five people unsealed Tuesday.

According to a criminal complaint against one of the alleged plotters, the mother of one of the defendants — 19-year-old Tycen Proper — called local police on June 10, saying she was “was concerned about her son” because of his recent conduct, which included buying guns and communicating with a group of radicals online.

0:00 Details on plot to attack UFC fight at White House
1:59 What was the motive?
4:06 How close were the suspects to pulling this off?
7:13 Who was on their target list?

Channel: CNN