Well-known bigot and UFC fighter Conor McGregor, visited the White House on St. Patrick’s Day to plead on behalf of Ireland. “Our government has long since abandoned the voices of the people of Ireland, and it’s high time that America is made aware of what is going on,” McGregor said alongside press secretary Karoline Leavitt. McGregor went on to claim that rural towns in his home country are “overrun” by “illegal immigration racket” and locals have become “a minority” in “one swoop.”
McGregor has become a figurehead for the far-right movement in Ireland, and his statements seem to echo a similar sentiment that Trump’s voter base has in the U.S. McGregor is also well known for his racist and homophobic remarks.
However, Ireland’s government was quick to say that the Irish do not share McGregor’s nationalist values. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin took to X to call McGregor’s remarks wrong, adding that they “do not reflect the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, or the views of the people of Ireland.”
The country’s minister for foreign affairs also addressed the fighter's visit to the White House. Speaking to reporters in New York City, Simon Harris said that McGregor "is not here in the United States representing Ireland or the people of Ireland. … He doesn't speak for Ireland. He doesn't speak for the people of Ireland. He has no mandate to do such.”
McGregor and Trump share a few things in common, like their history of alleged sexual assault. In 2024, McGregor paid $250,000 to a woman who accused him of raping her in a Dublin hotel room in 2018. McGregor also has a hefty string of driving violations, on top
of a couple of other arrests. In 2019, according to police, the fighter stole a fan's cellphone and stomped on it repeatedly after they tried to take a photo of him. He also made headlines and nearly served prison time when he threw a dolly at a tour bus in New York City.
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