Former UFC champion Conor McGregor has praised Donald Trump’s resilience and patriotism after being shot, adding that he should retire and travel the world and not get shot.
McGregor has increasingly commented on politics, particularly in Ireland, where he has criticised the country’s leadership’s immigration policy following a series of migrant attacks.
The Irish man also keeps up with the news cycle and reacted on the evening of July 13, 2024, when President Trump was shot.
“The 78-year-old billionaire[,] He must be on a yacht. [Mediterranean] “Patrolling the golf course,” McGregor wrote. “But he’s not. He’s spitting bullets in Pennsylvania! Running for the love of country! Good luck to Donald! God bless America,” McGregor added.
“One of the most horrific crimes in this country [has] Something happened that I’d never seen before.
McGregor has largely stayed away from US politics throughout his career, but when he rose to prominence in 2016 he was asked about President Trump. CNN Immediately after the election.
“I’m not from here. [but] Maybe Donald isn’t so bad,” McGregor said.
“I don’t really feel like it’s going to change anything. It’s just a fight basically. Someone wins, someone loses, and then you wake up and everybody’s day goes on… I wish him the best of luck.” [let’s] Let’s see what he does.”
The next day, McGregor knocked out lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez to become a two-division champion.
The militant has threatened to run for political office in 2023 after three children and two adults were stabbed by an Algerian migrant, leaving a five-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman seriously injured.
“One of the most horrific crimes that has happened in this country is [has] “We no longer care what you sad cases have to say because we are seeing things happening like we’ve never seen before,” McGregor said in response to his coach’s comments.
The 36-year-old later pointed out the age of his rivals if he were to run for HQ:
“My potential rivals if I were to run are Gerry, 78, Bertie, 75 and Enda, 74. Each of them is inextricably linked to the politics of their respective parties, regardless of how the public outside of their parties feel,” McGregor said in X. “These parties aren’t governing the people, they’re governing themselves.”
Irish police have launched a hate speech investigation into him over the attack and his comments about his country’s immigration policy.
Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Micheal Martin described McGregor’s comments as “shameful”.
“These isolated voices and voices that are essentially hateful and inciteful to some degree are unacceptable,” Martin said.
McGregor first made it clear that he did not condone violence, before retorting that politicians “blame anyone but themselves”.
“Typical. Michael, you are worthless. Unworthy and unwilling!” he added.
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