Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin had loads to say about Conor McGregor’s current journey to The White Home.
On St. Patrick’s Day, McGregor addressed members of the press whereas in Washington D.C. to go to President Donald Trump. Whereas there, the UFC megastar aimed to “elevate the problems the folks of Eire face” and claimed that the “unlawful immigration racket” was robbing the nation of its “Irishness.”
“I’m right here to lift the problems the folks of Eire face,” McGregor stated. “It’ll be music to the folks of Eire’s ears as a result of by no means on the primary stage has the problems that Eire face been spoke. Our authorities has lengthy since deserted the voices of the folks of Eire, and it’s excessive time that America is made conscious of what’s going on in Eire. What’s going on in Eire is a travesty. Our authorities is the federal government of zero motion with zero accountability. Our cash is being spent on abroad points that has nothing to do with the Irish folks.
“The unlawful immigration racket is working ravage on the nation. There are rural cities in Eire which have been overrun in a single swoop, which have turn out to be a minority in a single swoop. The problems must be addressed, and the 40 million Irish People want to listen to this. As a result of if not, there can be no place to return residence and go to.”
Conor McGregor’s Feedback ‘Do Not replicate the views of the folks of Eire’
McGregor’s feedback prompted a powerful response from Martin on social media.
“St. Patrick’s Day world wide is a day rooted in neighborhood, humanity, friendship, and fellowship,” Martin wrote on X. “Conor McGregor’s remarks are fallacious, and don’t replicate the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, or the views of the folks of Eire.”
Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris additionally snapped again at McGregor, including that the previous two-division champion was not within the U.S. to symbolize Eire and didn’t communicate on behalf of the folks of Eire.
“He doesn’t symbolize our values; he’s truly the other of the entire values we’re proud about in Eire,” Simon stated whereas visiting New York Metropolis. “He represents the very worst of poisonous masculinity.”
McGregor’s go to to The White Home got here only one week after Trump instructed Micheál Martin throughout a gathering that the MMA fighter was his favourite Irish particular person.
