Posted on 04/19/2025 8:05:58 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Controversial MMA fighter Conor McGregor has warned that Irish politicians will 'tarnish' his unlikely bid to become Ireland's next president.
McGregor announced his bid to become president last month, though he has now admitted in an interview with conservative American commentator Tucker Carlson that his plan to run for office is unlikely to get off the ground.
The UFC champion said there are 'stipulations' for running for presidential office, such as needed to be backed by four county councils or receiving 20 nominations from members of the Oireachtas, Ireland's parliament.
'So you can't just run for president?' the former Fox News host, apparently shocked by the fighter's remarks, questioned in the trailer promoting his upcoming interview with McGregor. 'So how is it a democracy?'
'We are not a democratic country,' McGregor replied. 'And they will have to answer to their constituents at some stage. There will be accountability.'
Carlson, however, pushed back, asking McGregor: 'Are you going to do it anyway? You're maybe the most famous living Irishman and you're saying things that the overwhelming majority of your politicians will not say.
'What do you think they're going to do to you if you keep talking this way?'
McGregor, saying he is not even 'an iota' fearful, starkly answered: 'Attempt to tarnish as they are. I move forward under God, and my nation can see.'
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The Irish Deep State will ignore McGregor… unless he gains some traction. Then he’ll get the Marine Le Pen treatment.
“Sorry, Mr. McGregor, but you filled this form out wrong. You are hereby disqualified.”
Conor has my full support. Top of the morning to ya.
He has some a pretty good job tarnishing himself.
“Flawed personalities” are the best leaders in the West at the moment. Otherwise, they’re “owned” by the system.
Ditto. People might well begin by glancing at his Wikipedia page. Pretty rough record. Not just gossip column and social media junk; a lot of it involves police and courts in multiple countries on both sides of the pond.
Most recently accusations of sexual assault.
“Tarnish” him?! With what?! The truth. The guy’s got a criminal record longer than his arms. Including drug use, rape, assault, reckless driving, and plenty else. He’s a garbage human. He is the living embodiment of tarnish.
More likely arrest him for it.
That's what's known as "low-hanging fruit."
I can think of at least three accusations of sexual assault (one he was found civilly guilty of), three assaults and one robbery.
Just another Saturday night in Dublin.
The deep state tried to pin all that on Trump too.
“Including drug use, rape, assault, reckless driving, and plenty else. He’s a garbage human. He is the living embodiment of tarnish.”
If only he was a Kennedy...
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