“But let me be very clear, Conor McGregor is not here in the United States representing Ireland or the people of Ireland,” he added. McGregor claimed the Irish government has been “abandoning” the voices of the people of Ireland. “What is going on in Ireland is a travesty,” he said.Simon Harris, the Tánaiste, or Deputy […]
“But let me be very clear, Conor McGregor is not here in the United States representing Ireland or the people of Ireland,” he added. McGregor claimed the Irish government has been “abandoning” the voices of the people of Ireland. “What is going on in Ireland is a travesty,” he said.Simon Harris, the Tánaiste, or Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland, later attempted to distance the country from McGregor’s White House visit. “He doesn’t speak for Ireland. He doesn’t speak for the people of Ireland,” Harris said. “He has no mandate to do such.” The announcement comes after McGregor visited the White House on St. Patrick’s Day. McGregor explained in the post that his primary presidential platform is to ensure “true democracy” where the people of Ireland are solely given the right to choose the future of the country. That includes the EU Migration Pact, which he admittedly opposes.Last September, Conor McGregor teased a presidential run in Ireland in a message shared to X, formerly Twitter. In the post, he declared himself the “only logical choice” for Ireland’s president. “For clarity also, as President, I would put forth this bill to referendum,” McGregor wrote, alongside a photo of himself wearing a “Make Ireland Great Again” hat. “Although I oppose greatly this pact, it is neither mine nor governments choice to make. It is the people of Irelands choice! Always! That is a true democracy!”Conor McGregor took to Instagram on Thursday to announce his presidential run in Ireland.McGregor appeared to be planting the seeds for his presidential bid in the White House press briefing room. According to BBC, the former UFC fighter said he planned on bringing up the “issues the people of Ireland face” during a scheduled meeting with Donald Trump later that day.
