UFC star Conor McGregor critical of Irish government ahead of President Trump meeting: 'Zero accountability'

UFC prima Conor McGregor arrived astatine the White House connected Monday and volition aboriginal conscionable with President Donald Trump with the intent of raising consciousness of "the issues the radical of Ireland face."

McGregor, 36, appeared alongside White House property caput Karoline Leavitt for a little quality earlier the media.

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt listens arsenic UFC combatant Conor McGregor speaks with reporters successful the briefing country of the White House connected Monday, March 17, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Leavitt confirmed that McGregor would conscionable with the president arsenic good arsenic different medication officials during his sojourn to the White House. 

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"I volition say, Conor is present to conscionable with the president. He'll beryllium gathering with him this afternoon. We couldn't deliberation of a amended impermanent to person with america connected St Patrick's Day," she said, noting that the gathering volition beryllium discussed further astatine the Monday day property briefing. 

McGregor raised respective issues with the existent authorities of authorities successful his autochthonal Ireland during his little appearance, criticizing the authorities for what helium called "zero accountability." 

"I'm present to rise the issues the radical of Ireland face. You know, it'll beryllium euphony to the radical of Ireland's ears. Because, ne'er connected the main stage, person the issues the radical of Ireland look been spoken about," helium said successful part.

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt listens arsenic UFC combatant Conor McGregor speaks with reporters successful the briefing country of the White House connected Monday, March 17, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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"Our authorities has agelong since abandoned the voices of the radical of Ireland, and it's precocious clip that America is made alert of what's going connected successful Ireland. What is going connected successful Ireland is simply a travesty. Our authorities is simply a authorities of zero enactment and zero accountability." 

McGregor has antecedently criticized the Irish government. In September, helium teased a imaginable statesmanlike run in Ireland, calling himself the "only logical choice." 

"As President I clasp the powerfulness to summon the Dáil arsenic good arsenic dissolve it," helium wrote successful a station connected X, successful notation a subdivision of the Irish legislature. "So arsenic I said before, I would person each the answers the radical of Ireland question from these thieves of the moving man, these disrupters of the household unit, these destructors of tiny businesses, and connected and connected and on!" 

Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, right, presents President Donald Trump with a vessel of clover during a St. Patrick’s Day lawsuit successful the East Room of the White House connected March 12, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

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"The radical of Ireland merit the answers they seek. Point blank. This would beryllium my powerfulness arsenic President. I cognize precise well. Ireland needs an progressive President employed wholly by the radical of Ireland. It is me. I americium the lone logical choice. 2025 is upcoming…"

McGregor’s sojourn comes a week aft Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin met with Trump successful the Oval Office. 

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