Vance: Foiled UFC 250 attack shows dangers of escalating political rhetoric

Published June 16, 2026 12:31pm ET | Updated June 16, 2026 12:31pm ET



Vice President JD Vance criticized the Left and Democrats for what he called “political violence” and “dangerous rhetoric” after the FBI thwarted a drone attack plot targeting UFC’s Freedom 250 event.

“We’ve got to tell everybody to tone it down, and I hate to say this, but it’s true: You see more political violence and violent rhetoric coming from the Left than the Right these days,” Vance said on Fox News’s Fox & Friends Tuesday.

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