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June 17, 2026

Another Assassination Attempt

Extremists planned to launch explosive drones at buildings around the White House. Then, prepositioned snipers would gun down “high value targets.”

The FBI broke up another plot to assassinate President Trump. This plot was uncovered on June 10th and involved using explosive drones to attack Sunday night’s UFC event at the White House. Here’s what we know so far: 

  • Five suspects have been arrested. One, 19-year-old Tycen Proper, was arrested in Ohio after his mother called police over his disturbing behavior. The police then called the FBI. 
  • Two suspects, Bryan Roa and Michael Thomas, were arrested in California. Daniel Eskridge was arrested in Missouri, and Abraham Alvarez was arrested in Nebraska. 
  • As many as 23 people were implicated in Signal chats found on a suspect’s iPhone. 
  • Proper told FBI agents that the purpose of the attack was to “jumpstart” a revolution in the United States. 
  • Thomas told law enforcement that he “believed the U.S. government was controlled by elites who ‘sacrifice and eat children,’ had ties to Jeffrey Epstein and were being protected by President Trump.” 
  • One suspect told law enforcement authorities that they intended to kill “capitalist elites,” “billionaires” and politicians financially supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), which lobbies for pro-Israel policies. 

These extremists planned to launch explosive drones at buildings around the White House to force a mass evacuation of the 4,000 spectators on the White House lawn. Then, prepositioned snipers would gun down “high value targets” as they fled the area.
 
In addition to President Trump and most of his family, Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senate Republican Leader Thune, Secretary of State Rubio and Secretary of War Hegseth were all at the event.
 
 
 
Media Malfeasance
 
Once again, there is an effort among some elements of the media to make these terrorists appear “right-wing” and even “Christian-based.” That is obviously absurd!
 
They wanted to kill the most consequential conservative president in our history who has done more to defend Christians and our religious liberty than any president in our history. All their targets were Republicans. They hated Israel. They wanted a revolution.
 
Does any of that sound like a description of conservatives or Christians? Of course, not! They are nihilists and anarchists, neither of which has anything to do with Christianity or conservatism!
 
Their “hit list” of capitalist elites, billionaires and pro-Israel politicians sounds like the modern Democrat Party platform. Democrats like Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani are constantly attacking capitalism and billionaires. At the same time, opposition to Israel is rapidly becoming a litmus test in Democrat primaries.
 
All over the country, left-wing candidates, who are embraced by the Democrat Party and the media, are vowing to go after AIPAC and any politician who accepts money from them. Do you know of any conservative organization that has opposition to AIPAC in its platform?
 
The only Republican I am aware of who has publicly attacked AIPAC and made Epstein a centerpiece of his campaign is Thomas Massie in Kentucky. Donald Trump defeated him, and the media criticized him for it.
 
Nihilism and anarchy in America have one source—the Left. 
 
You will see nihilists and anarchists anywhere there is political violence. Fifty thousand of them demonstrated at the G-7 summit. They used the excuse of the Knicks winning a basketball championship to riot and take over Times Square.
 
They are routinely taking over whole city blocks and turning them into racetracks. They are taking over beaches and chasing off families. They are attacking complete strangers on trains and cutting their throats.
 
None of that has anything to do with Christianity and conservatism.
 
So, buckle up. Left-wing pundits will be arguing that the plot against the White House UFC event was another example of “violence on both sides.” Yet, it’s all aimed at conservatives. Wow! What a weird thing.
 
 
 
Trump Is Right
 
President Trump said recently that he wanted a drone system built on the roof of the new White House ballroom to protect Washington, D.C. The Left went insane. They hate every logical, reasonable thing you would want a president to do, and they turn it into an attack.
 
Some people are raising questions about the large size of the construction footprint for the new ballroom. This isn’t a “Trump vanity project.” It is a national security project. A major military and medical complex is being built underneath the ballroom, replacing the outdated bunker that was built under the East Wing in 1942.
 
In the age we’re living in with constantly evolving threats, President Trump is right to modernize White House security.
 
It’s unlikely that Donald Trump will never get to use the ballroom. It is scheduled to be completed in late 2028, but left-wing activists have filed lawsuits, bogging down the construction in the federal courts.
 
President Trump has repeatedly said that the ballroom is a gift to the United States and to future presidents, and he means it. He even offered to build a White House ballroom for then-President Barack Obama.
 
America was not ready for drone warfare. Ukraine is now ahead of us in developing drone defenses and using drones on the battlefield. While we are catching up, we are still using $4 million missiles to shoot down $20,000 drones.
 
 
 
Leftist Losers
 
The Left was also out Sunday night in Washington, D.C., protesting the White House UFC event. Robert DeNiro said that loving our country is “like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser.” So, in his fevered mind, America is an abusive spouse.
 
He is confusing nations with governments. People hate the government all the time in a divided country. But conservatives don’t hate America. We understand the difference between the nation and its leader at any given time.
 
Jane Fonda lectured us on how our free speech rights are in danger. She said nothing when Biden’s FBI censored Americans on social media. She said nothing when our churches were shut down while abortion clinics remained open.
 
Jane Fonda went to North Vietnam and posed for pictures on an anti-aircraft gun that was being used to shoot down U.S. aircraft, putting American pilots in North Vietnamese hellholes. And she’s still shooting at America.
 
 
 
Pride Pushback
 
We are happy to see continued pushback by athletes and fans who are sick of being forced to celebrate “gay pride” in major league sports. The latest example comes from the pitchers on the San Francisco Giants baseball team.
 
Let’s be clear about this: they didn’t make fun of homosexuals. They didn’t use slurs. They put Bible verses on their hats.
 
Starting pitcher Landen Roupp wrote “Gen. 9:12-16” on his hat. That verse is about God putting a rainbow in the sky as a reminder of His justice and His covenant with Noah and all humanity to never again flood the earth “to destroy all life.”
 
The LGBTQ movement in San Francisco is going berserk, demanding that Roupp and other players be disciplined. Major League Baseball issued a “warning” to the players that writing on team hats is not allowed.
 
If any baseball player wrote “Black Lives Matter” on their hat, do you think they would get a warning from the MLB? Of course, not!
 
One of the arguments the LGBTQ radicals are making is that Roupp is trying to “steal” the rainbow symbol from their movement. They don’t own it! They stole it from Christianity, and we’re not giving it up!
 
They are trying to steal the rainbow. They are trying to steal the cross. They are trying to steal the Last Supper. They constantly mock Christian symbols and steal them to use for their own purposes.
 
When a homosexual French director stole the iconic imagery of the Last Supper and replaced it with drag queens, we were told that’s “free expression” and must be tolerated. But the Left has no tolerance for “Genesis 9:12-16” on a hat.
 
There are many Christians in professional sports. It’s disappointing that only a few of them refuse to kneel to the cultural nihilists.
 
To the other Christians on professional sports teams: I urge you all to get a book on how the early Christians established the faith that you now follow. They weren’t worried about losing a $20 million contract for throwing a ball really fast. They risked their lives.
 
And for what? So that 2,000 years later you can count your money laughing all the way to the bank while you repeat the lies of the radical gay rights movement? Shame on you! How is this any different than flying a “gay pride” flag outside your church? If you won’t defend your faith, surrender your Christian card.
 
Many Christian athletes and movie stars are standing up, but too many are not. If Christians were as strong in our faith as the Left is, this battle would be over and America would be “a shining city on a hill.” That’s the sorry truth we don’t want to acknowledge. Too many Christians are unwilling to stand up for our faith and too willing to make one surrender after another in the name of “love.”
 
 
 
 
Newsom’s Nonsense
 
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is under investigation by the Justice Department. Of course, he is accusing Donald Trump of going after him and his wife. But this investigation is not being run out of Washington, D.C. It originated from whistleblower complaints in Sacramento.
 
Newsom’s former chief of staff was just convicted of bank and wire fraud, filing false tax returns and lying to federal agents. The case against her was launched during the Biden administration. It is possible that something discovered in the course of her prosecution led investigators to Newsom.
 
Here’s what you need to know: Every time Newsom opens his mouth, just remember that he is trying to be the Democrat Party’s presidential nominee. And the best way to gain traction in the Democrat Party is to claim Donald Trump is persecuting you. But Newsom isn’t gaining traction. Pete Buttigieg is the one on the upswing.

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