Conor McGregor meets US President Donald Trump at White Home

Irish political leaders have stated Conor McGregor doesn’t converse for Eire after he visited the White Home for a St Patrick’s Day assembly with US President Donald Trump.

Earlier, McGregor informed reporters that he was going to voice considerations about immigration points in Eire when he spoke to the president.

Accompanied by his associate and 4 kids, the controversial MMA fighter praised the president’s work ethic as “inspiring” as he met him within the Oval Workplace.

Trump hailed McGregor’s personal work charge, and described him as “unbelievable”.

Final week, throughout a gathering on the White Home with Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin, the US president praised McGregor’s tattoos.

The fighter additionally attended President Trump’s inauguration in January.

In 2024, a girl who accused McGregor of raping her in a Dublin lodge received a declare towards him for damages in a civil case.

A jury discovered that he had assaulted her and ordered him to pay greater than €248,000 (£206,000).

Earlier on Monday, McGregor appeared on the White Home press briefing room lectern with press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who confirmed the assembly was scheduled for later within the day.

Ms Leavitt stated she “could not consider a greater visitor to have with us on St Patrick’s Day”.

The fighter stated he deliberate to “increase the problems the folks of Eire face”.

He accused the Irish authorities of “abandoning” the voices of the folks of Eire as he criticised immigration insurance policies.

“What’s going on in Eire is a travesty,” he stated.

“Our cash is being spent on abroad points that’s nothing to do with the Irish folks,” he added.

McGregor has beforehand spoken out towards Eire’s insurance policies on immigration and asylum seekers.

Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin was important of McGregor’s feedback, posting on social media: “St Patrick’s Day world wide is a day rooted in group, humanity, friendship and fellowship.

“Conor McGregor’s remarks are mistaken and don’t mirror the spirit of St Patrick’s Day, or the views of the folks of Eire,” Martin added.

Tánaiste (Irish deputy prime minister) Simon Harris stated the MMA fighter has visited Washington DC in a “private capability” and that he’s not representing the nation.

“He would not converse for Eire. He would not converse for the folks of Eire. He has no mandate to do such,” Harris stated to reporters in New York.

He stated the president is “completely entitled” to ask whoever he needs to the White Home.

“However let me be very clear, Conor McGregor is just not right here in america representing Eire or the folks of Eire.”

Social Democratic and Labour Occasion (SDLP) meeting member Matthew O’Toole described McGregor’s White Home look as an “insult to the island of Eire” and “deeply miserable”.

“That Trump and his administration thought on Eire’s nationwide day to ask and clearly make an enormous effort to platform and amplify McGregor, who’s an appalling particular person, is frankly past the pale,” he informed BBC Information NI.

On Monday, McGregor was additionally pictured alongside Elon Musk within the Oval Workplace.

Mr Musk is an in depth ally of the US president and is main efforts to scale back the dimensions of the federal authorities.