Disaster could’ve struck at Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday said a multi-state operation led to several arrests tied to an alleged plot targeting the UFC event on the South Lawn, which coincided with President Trump’s 80th birthday and drew more than 4,000 people, including UFC CEO Dana White, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, per the Hill. Patel said investigators first picked up on the threat Wednesday via Signal chats involving 23 people outside the DC area, then moved quickly with Justice Department and local partners.
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