Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino warned Tuesday that the alleged White House terror plot relied on a "second wave" strategy, in which explosive drones were intended to serve as a distraction before crowds were directed toward snipers.Speaking on "Fox & Friends," Bongino discussed the planning behind the thwarted attack and what concerns him about future threats."This has bothered me for a long time, not just the first wave.You know, you see them when you look back to the Malcolm X shooting, you get the distraction event, and then you get the secondary event," Bongino said."Well, when you do that with heavy weapons and drones, you know, the casualties would be unimaginable if something like this weren't disrupted," he added.FBI DISRUPTS ALLEGED EXPLOSIVE-DRONE PLOT TARGETING WHITE HOUSE UFC EVENT, OFFICIALS SAYPresident Donald Trump and Dana White, UFC president and CEO, arrive for UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on June 14, 2026.
(Alex Brandon/AP)The FBI and its law enforcement partners disrupted the plot, which was meant to target the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn of the White House over the weekend.Major figures, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, were in attendance.FROM RALLY GUNFIRE TO WHITE HOUSE SHOOTING, THREATS AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP CONTINUE TO MOUNTAt least five people were in custody as of Monday, and investigators have noted that at least 23 individuals were potentially involved in the plot, which called for explosive drones to hit buildings near the event, force an evacuation and steer crowds toward a team of snipers.
They then expected to storm the White House gates, according to officials.Investigators revealed the suspects explicitly wanted to target "capitalist elites," billionaires and politicians funded by AIPAC.Bongino warned this language stems from a deeper, dangerous political current."Notice the class warfare language amongst the plotters there," Bongino sai...