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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump's UFC cage-fighting show at the White House this past weekend, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday that say plotters who harbored fringe conspiracy theories spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled. Investigators recovered high-powered firearms from several of the suspects and reviewed encrypted text messages between roughly 20 participants who shared detailed maps and aerial photographs of the area and discussed the need for a "safe house" and escape routes after the intended attack, the documents show.

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Sure they did. Sure there was.

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Lewzer can't even find plausible lie composers.

#1 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-06-16 09:25 PM | Reply

None of this happened. Pure MAGAt fiction.

#2 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-06-16 10:18 PM | Reply

"plotters who harbored fringe conspiracy theories"

What theories?

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-16 10:26 PM | Reply

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