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Men who allegedly targeted Trump’s UFC fight converged online. Most never met.
The Washington Post ^ | September 26, 2026 5:00 a.m. EDT | Olivia George

Posted on 09/26/2026 1:45:39 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

Prosecutors say the plan was coordinated between men in at least six states, taking shape in mere weeks ahead of the June 14 event at the White House.

By the time the police cruisers rolled up to the teenager’s home in Ohio one night in June, he and his alleged co-conspirators already had amassed guns, bullets and body armor.

He told officers he had never met the others in person. He did not appear to know their real names. They had converged online a few months earlier and, according to court affidavits, soon were developing plans for bloodshed. They arranged car pools to the nation’s capital. They mapped where to launch drones laden with explosives and where to station snipers.

Then the teenager’s mother overheard him on the phone.

Worried, she pressed him for answers. He said something about “recons” and “missions,” about needing to “deal with the evil government.” On June 10, she contacted the local police.

Her call launched a nationwide investigation. The authorities soon announced that they had uncovered a plot to attack the White House as it hosted an Ultimate Fighting Championship event celebrating President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th. It was planned for June 14, just four days after she raised the alarm.

This story is based on a review of the allegations in more than 300 pages of police reports, sworn affidavits and court documents, along with other official records such as body-cam footage.

The alleged scheme illustrates what researchers call a shrinking time frame between extremist ideation and violent action. Social media has accelerated that trajectory in a country where political life increasingly unfolds against a backdrop of threats, harassment and gunfire.

“Ten years ago,...

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Then the teenager’s mother overheard him on the phone.

Hear something, say something.

1 posted on 09/26/2026 1:45:39 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Dudes for Harris?


2 posted on 09/26/2026 1:49:01 PM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Does anyone remember even a single time when the word “allegedly” appeared in any of the breathless headline accusations that were made against PDJT on a daily basis back from 2015-2020?


3 posted on 09/26/2026 1:57:43 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Reservoir Dogs


4 posted on 09/26/2026 1:58:59 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Who will do the Democrat voting that Americans won’t do? - rightwingcrazy)
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To: aynrandfreak

Harris’s white dudes?


5 posted on 09/26/2026 2:02:37 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Since "protesters" are now being paid, protests should be required to have at least 5000 idiots.)
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To: Mean Daddy

“Why do I have to be called Pink?”


6 posted on 09/26/2026 2:08:25 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

RE: ...most never met. ((Allegedly)).

Maybe a flirting glance in a club. A thrilling bump of shoulders in a crowded bar. A bromance that dares not call attention to itself.


7 posted on 09/26/2026 2:10:44 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: aynrandfreak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDp4ly6bKY Maybe they’re mad because President Trump ROASTED them at the 2024 Al Smith dinner.


8 posted on 09/26/2026 2:18:44 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

9 posted on 09/26/2026 2:34:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills and jihadists anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: EvilCapitalist

“He said something about “recons” and “missions,” about needing to “deal with the evil government.””

Fruit of the Democrat party incitement to violence.


10 posted on 09/26/2026 2:37:07 PM PDT by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: frank ballenger

“Be thankful you’re not Mr. Yellow.”


11 posted on 09/26/2026 2:37:08 PM PDT by Salvavida
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To: Salvavida

The fellow thar got shot and spent the rest of the movie nearly bleeding out, he was unlucky. He was also the undercover police informer? Tim Roth?


12 posted on 09/26/2026 3:00:22 PM PDT by desertsolitaire ("Wenn hinter Fliegen Fliegen fliegen, fliegen Fliegen Fliegen nach.")
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