Conor McGregor had a plan for visiting the White House on Monday.
Dressed in a green three-piece suit, the former UFC Champion began his St. Patrick’s Day visit to the White House Monday morning with an impassioned speech.
McGregor met with Trump to discuss his concerns about Irish politics, most notably illegal migration and other issues.
“I’m here to raise the issues the people of Ireland face, and it’ll be music to the people of Ireland’s ears,” McGregor told reporters. “Never on the main stage has the issues the people of Ireland faced been spoke. 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 in Ireland.”
Conor McGregor was set to meet with President Donald Trump, and that is exactly what he did.
He told Trump that he finds his work ethic “inspiring.”
“I’ll tell you what. Your work ethic is inspiring,” McGregor told President Trump.
“[As is yours],” the President said back.
St. Patrick’s Day is not the first time McGregor has criticized the Irish government.
In 2023, responded to riots on Ireland’s streets over an Algerian immigrant’s stabbing of three young children and a care assistant by tweeting, “Ireland, we are at war.”
On Monday, he said, “Ireland is on the cusp of losing its Irishness” and that an “illegal immigration racket” was “running ravage on the country.”
Ireland’s Taoiseach wasted little time denouncing his anti-immigration comments.
Micheál Martin, the taoiseach, said, “Conor McGregor’s remarks are wrong and do not reflect the spirit of St Patrick’s Day, or the views of the people of Ireland,” the Irish prime minister said on X. “St Patrick’s Day around the world is a day rooted in community, humanity, friendship, and fellowship.”
Conor McGregor Must Pay Six Figures To Woman Who Accused Him of Rape
A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse in 2018 was awarded nearly $257,000 back in November 2024.
McGregor shook his head as the jury of eight women and four men returned the verdict after deliberating for about six hours in the High Court in Dublin.
McGregor testified that he never forced her to do anything and that the woman lied about what happened. He claimed the two had consensual sex.
During the encounter, the woman claimed she feared she would die and never see her daughter again, so she let him do what he wanted, and he had sex with her.
Prosecutors declined to bring charges, claiming insufficient evidence and a conviction was unlikely.
