Combined martial arts fighter Conor McGregor is assembly Donald Trump right now for talks on Eire’s “illegal immigration racket”.
The 36-year-old appeared within the White Home briefing room throughout his St. Patrick’s Day go to to Washington DC and is ready to satisfy the US president later this afternoon.
He advised reporters he’s visiting the White Home to “raise the issues the people of Ireland face”.
“What is going on in Ireland is a travesty,” he mentioned. “Our government is the government of zero action with zero accountability.”
McGregor warned “Ireland is at the cusp of potentially losing its Irishness” because of the “illegal immigration racket”.
He added that he desires to study from and take heed to President Donald Trump, whose work ethic he referred to as “inspiring”.
“Eire and America, we’re siblings. We take into account America our massive sibling. So it is necessary for Eire to be a peaceable, affluent nation for 40 million Irish Individuals to have a spot to go to, [to] come again to their house.
“So we wish for our relationship with the United States to continue, and we wish to be taken care of by the big bro. The United States should look after its little bro. And that’s how we feel,” McGregor mentioned.
At a gathering with Irish prime minister Micheal Martin final week, Mr Trump mentioned McGregor was his favorite Irish individual partly as a result of “he’s got the best tattoos I’ve ever seen”.
Trump is well-known for his assist of Final Preventing Championship, which McGregor is finest identified for competing in, and attended bouts through the 2024 presidential marketing campaign.
McGregor is a controversial determine in Eire after a girl who accused him of raping her received her civil case and was awarded greater than £200,000 in damages.
Tesco was among the many retailers that stopped promoting alcohol manufacturers linked to McGregor after Nikita Hand was awarded €248,603 (£206,000) after a jury discovered McGregor assaulted her in a resort in 2018.
His social media posts had been additionally linked to the 2023 Dublin riots. Irish police had been reportedly investigating McGregor’s posts for alleged incitement to hatred in relation to the riots.
McGregor, nicknamed the Infamous, rose to worldwide prominance for profitable a number of UFC championships.
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