UFC star Conor McGregor arrived at the White House on Monday and later meets with President Donald Trump with the aim of raising awareness of “the questions that Ireland’s population faces.”
McGregor, 36, appeared together with the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for a short performance before the media.
The White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Listens Like UFC Fighter Conor McGregor talking with journalists in the White House briefing 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 administrative officials during his visit to the White House.
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“I want to say Conor is here to meet with the president. He meets him this afternoon. We couldn’t think of a better guest to have with us at St. Patrick’s Day,” she said, noting that the meeting will be discussed further at Monday afternoon press briefing.
McGregor raised several questions with the current policy state in his homeland Ireland during his short appearance and criticized the government for what he called “zero accountability.”
“I am here to raise the questions that Ireland’s people face. You know it will be music for Ireland’s ears. Because, never on the main stage, the problems of Ireland have been talking about,” he said partially.
The White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Listens Like UFC Fighter Conor McGregor talking with journalists in the White House briefing room on Monday, March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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“Our government has been long since the votes of Ireland’s population, and it is high time that America is made aware of what is going on in Ireland. What is going on in Ireland is a Travesty. Our government is a government with zero action and zero accountability.”
McGregor has previously criticized the Irish government. In September, he teased a potential presidential driving in Ireland and called himself the “only logical election.”
“As president, I have the power to summon Dáil as well as to dissolve it,” he wrote in a post about X, as the reference is a branch of the Irish legislature. “So, as I said before, I would have all the answers that Ireland’s population seeks from these twenty of the working man, these disturbed by the family unit, these devastation of small businesses and beyond and beyond!”
Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Right, presents President Donald Trump with a bowl clover under a St. Patrick’s Day -Event in the eastern space of the White House on March 12, 2025 in Washington, DC (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
“The people of the Ireland deserve the answers they seek. Point blank. This would be my power as president. I know very well. Ireland needs an active president who is employed entirely by Ireland’s people. It’s me. I’m the only logical choice. 2025 is upcoming …”
McGregor’s visit comes a week after Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin met with Trump in the Oval Office.
