Joe Rogan Reveals President Trump Joked About Dying in a Terrorist Attack During UFC Freedom 250

President Donald Trump joked about dying in a terrorist attack during UFC Freedom 250 — just days before authorities revealed they’d foiled an alleged plot targeting the same event.

Joe Rogan recounted the exchange on the Saturday, June 20 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, revealing what Trump, 80, told him during the June 14 fight card on the White House’s South Lawn.

“I said to Trump, ‘I hope we don’t die in a terrorist attack,'” Rogan, 58, said on the podcast. “He goes, ‘We gotta go somehow.’ I go, ‘What the [explicit], dude?'”

Two days after the event, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that the bureau had arrested multiple people for allegedly plotting to attack the fight. “On June 10, FBI and our law enforcement partners became aware of a potential threat to the UFC America 250 event in Washington, D.C. involving individuals outside of the National Capital Region,” Patel, 46, wrote via X. “And thanks to the rapid action of this FBI, our partners, and the Department of Justice in a multi-state operation, multiple individuals are now in custody and allegedly planned attacks were stopped cold.”

“While the result represented the best of investigative work, it was also nothing out of the ordinary for this law enforcement team. We are built to detect, respond to, and bring to justice those who threaten the lives of American citizens — particularly during large gatherings like the historic UFC 250 fight,” Patel continued. “That’s exactly what we did here. I want to thank our great agents and partners, this work remains ongoing and we will continue to update the public as permitted.”

Despite the event running smoothly, UFC CEO Dana White said the organization won’t return to the White House lawn, citing the cost.

“We’ll never do this again,” he said, per the Associated Press.