Heavily armed TikTokkers plotted to attack UFC Freedom 250 WH event after railing against Trump, billionaires and Israel: feds

“There are still suspects at large and we’re going to work it until everyone’s been identified,” said USSS Assistant Director Matt Quinn

-- New York Post & Dr. Dawn Michae & E X X A L E R T S & Libs of TikTok, --June 16, 2026

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WASHINGTON — Fanatical TikTokkers armed with assault rifles plotted to attack the UFC Freedom 250 at the White House South Lawn Sunday night — after revving each other up over Jeffrey Epstein, billionaires, Israel and a hatred of President Trump, according to court papers and sources who spoke with The Post.

The multi-phase plot called for explosive drones to strike the South Lawn during the event, forcing attendees to flee outside the White House, where a sniper team could pick them off, officials and prosecutors said.

The FBI foiled the zealots’ plans by infiltrating Signal chat groups where they were planning “a coordinated attack” to kill President Trump and other government officials, according to federal criminal complaints and affidavits unsealed Tuesday.

At least five suspects were arrested last week, and up to 10 others are wanted in connection with the plot, law enforcement sources said.

The suspects face up to life in prison for the murder charges and up to five years for conspiring to commit an act of violence at the White House. ---More...

Plot twist no one saw coming.

The people behind the foiled explosive-drone + sniper-nest attack on the White House UFC event?

Not foreign terrorists. A 19-year-old Ohio kid named Tycen Proper (whose own mom called the FBI after seeing his sketchy behavior and $3k graduation-money gun purchases) + California duo Michael Alan Thomas and Bryan Omar Roa, plus at least two more. Five arrested so far, more coming.

They were in Signal chats plotting to drone-strike buildings near the event, drive the panicked crowd straight into pre-staged snipers, then storm the White House gates. The seized gear? A rifle painted in American flag colors and a tactical vest with a U.S. flag patch. Ironic doesn’t even cover it. Thank God for that mom and the FBI. This one was way too close.

But I am not convinced the young adults plotted this alone, what do you think?


Tycen Proper, of Ohio, has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly planning a terrorist attack to bomb the America 250 UFC event.

Proper reportedly planned to use explosive drones to target buildings in the area. Multiple other suspects have also been arrested in relation to the terror plot.

FBI, Secret Service nd multiple state law enforcement agencies disrupted an alleged drone attack on the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House lawn.

According to officials, explosive-laden drones were expected to hit buildings near the event, force a mass evacuation, and steer crowds toward a pre-staged sniper team.

A “second wave” was allegedly planning to storm the gates of the White House.

Tycen Proper, 19, was arrested in Cincinnati for his involvement in the foiled attack, and had used his “graduation money” to purchase $3,000 of ammunition, guns, and other weapons for the attack.

2 brothers, Bryan Omar Roa and Michael Alan Thomas, were arrested in California, as well as Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, of Omaha, Nebraska, and Daniel K. Eskridge, of Kansas City, Missouri.

Eskridge’s wife said he described himself as a recruiter for the plot and had acquired tactical gear and even built a gun range on their property in preparation for the attack.

Secret Service Director Sean Curran said, "In the days leading up to this weekend, our special agents, mission support personnel, and technical security teams worked around the clock to identify those responsible and hold them accountable."

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