Vance says alleged UFC plot ‘not that advanced’: ‘They weren’t in town’

Vice President Vance late Tuesday said the alleged plot to attack lawmakers at the White House UFC match was “not that advanced” noting that the suspects “weren’t in town” during the event, which drew thousands of spectators.

“There was a lot of security there. And it turns out the plot was like, not that advanced. They weren’t in town,” Vance said during an appearance on Fox News’s “The Five.”

“They had not really done that much planning. And so, I get why people are so fascinated by it. I do think the political violence and rhetoric in this country is out of control. But thank God we have good law enforcement. We’ve got good FBI because it didn’t even get close to the point of execution,” he added.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced news of the alleged attack in a Tuesday morning post on X in which he thanked law enforcement for their rapid response to information on plans to deploy explosive drones at the UFC 250 match.

The FBI made five arrests over the weekend in Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska and California and said texts from at least 19 individuals who were involved in the plot were recovered.

One of the suspects in custody is 19-year-old Tycen Proper of Knox County, Ohio.

According to the Department of Justice, Proper’s text in the SimpleX app said the attack would focus on Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Jim Justice (W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), along with GOP Reps. Carol Miller (W.Va.) and Riley Moore (W.Va.).

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