UFC News: Conor McGregor arrives at the White House on the eve of a meeting with Trump
UFC star Conor McGregor On Monday, he arrived at the White House and would later meet with President Donald Trump with the intention of raising awareness of “the problems facing people from Ireland.”
McGregor, 36, He appeared with the press secretary of the Karolina Leavitt White House for a brief appearance in front of the media.
Karolina Leavitt White House Secretary Listens that UFC Fighter Conor McGregor talks to journalists in the White House Information Room on Monday, March 17, 2025. In Washington, DC (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Leavitt confirmed that McGregor would meet with the president as well as other administration officials during a visit to the White House.
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“I’ll say, Conor is there to meet president. He will meet with him this afternoon. We couldn’t remember the better guest who would have with us on St. Patrick’s Day, “she said, noting that the meeting would be considered further at the briefing for journalists on Monday afternoon.
During short appearance, McGregor raised several questions with the current state of politics in his native Ireland, criticizing the Government for calling “zero responsibility”.
“I am here to launch the problems facing people from Ireland. You know, it will be music the people of Ireland ears. Because, never on the main stage, there are problems that people from Ireland faced, “he said in part.
Karolina Leavitt White House Secretary Listens that UFC Fighter Conor McGregor talks to journalists in the White House Information Room on Monday, March 17, 2025. In Washington, DC (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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“Our Government has long since abandoned Ireland voices, and it is high time for America to be familiar with what is happening in Ireland. What is happening in Ireland is a travesty. Our government is a zero action and zero responsibility.”
McGregor has previously criticized the Ireland government. In September, he teased the potential presidential driving in Ireland, calling himself a “only logical choice”.
“As a president, I hold the power to call Dáil, as well as dissolve him,” he wrote in a post on X, in a reference to the branch of Irish legislative body. “As I said before, I would have all the answers that people of Ireland seek from these work man’s thieves, these disorders of the family unit, these destructors of small businesses, on and on and on and on!”
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, to the right, represents President Donald Trump with a pelvis of clover during the event of St. Patrick’s Day in the eastern room of the White House on March 12, 2025. In Washington, DC (Photo Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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“People from Ireland deserve the answers they are looking for. The point empty. This would be my power as president. I know very well. Ireland needs an active president who is fully employed by Ireland. That’s me. I am the only logical choice. 2025 is coming …”
McGregor’s visit comes a week after Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin met with Trump in an oval office.
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