Court documents reveal that a far-right group connected through TikTok and encrypted messaging apps planned to assassinate Donald Trump and other officials during a UFC event held at the White House on June 14, 2026. Eight individuals, mostly in their 20s and early 30s, are in custody, with at least 19 people involved overall, according to investigators.
Plot Details
The conspirators, led by Tycen Proper, 19, of Ohio, and Abraham Alvarez, 31, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, allegedly planned to stage a diversionary protest near the White House. They intended to use drone-borne explosives to bomb the event, causing panic and evacuating attendees toward areas where marksmen would target high-value officials, including Trump. A second wave would storm the White House. Proper quit his job, used graduation money to buy weapons and body armor, and studied maps of Washington DC. His parents alerted police after becoming fearful of his activities.
Ideological Motivations
The plotters held far-right, anti-government views, according to the Department of Justice. They were angered by the Trump administration's alliance with Israel and believed in antisemitic conspiracy theories involving child sacrifice and the Epstein scandal. Proper praised Adolf Hitler online, and co-conspirator Michael Alan Thomas, 32, blamed Jewish people for the Iran war. The group used biblically-tinged language and sought to accelerate a second American Revolution.
Government Response
Vice President JD Vance downplayed the plot's sophistication, stating, "They had not really done that much planning." However, law enforcement seized thousands of rounds of ammunition. Some conservative outlets suggested the plotters were left-wing, but analysts like Michael Edison Hayden and Matthew D Taylor note the plot reflects a civil war within the far-right between Christian Zionists and anti-interventionist Christian nationalists.
Broader Implications
Taylor warned that thousands of young men may be drawn into similar extremist communities online. The plot was only foiled because Proper's parents tipped off police, highlighting a fragile reliance on family members to prevent domestic terror attacks.
