Breaking News: Shamed Conor McGregor gushes over ‘inspiring’ Trump in White House meeting after Don hailed him his ‘favourite Irishman….Read More

Footage shows the UFC star hanging around the White House earlier today

DONALD Trump has welcomed a gushing Conor McGregor to the White House with the pair set for an “important meeting”.

The St Patrick’s Day meet up comes after Trump labelled the shamed mixed martial artist his “favourite Irishman”.

Footage taken inside the Oval Office shows the exchange between Don and the Irish fighter, who seemed starstruck by the US President.

McGregor told Trump that he could get a suit like his if he wanted and praised his work ethic as inspiring as the pair stood in front of a Gulf of America board.

He posed for a picture with his arm around Trump’s shoulder as the president sat at his desk, and for another with tech tycoon and powerful Trump advisor Elon Musk.

Both men have been complimentary of each other in the past with McGregor, 36, being snapped at President Trump’s inauguration in Washington in January.

Tesla billionaire Musk also previously backed McGregor when he spoke in the past about a possible presidential bid in Ireland.

Musk has recently spoken out in support of a number of anti-immigration parties in Europe.

The UFC fighter announced the meeting on X earlier today.

He said: “I land shortly in Washington for the most important meeting of my country’s future.

“I am beyond ready. THE WORLD WILL HEAR IRELAND’S CALL.”

The surprise presidential visit saw the Irishman lead a press briefing with reporters inside the famous White House Press room.

McGregor was dressed in a dark green suit, a nod to his Irish routes, with a matching tie as well as sporting a clean shaven head.

He was stood next to Trump’s new press secretary Karoline Leavitt – also in a green dress – as he answered a number of questions.

He went on a tirade against the Irish government as he described the current political situation as a “travesty”.

Speaking to reporters, he said: “Our government is the government of zero action with zero accountability.”

He added “Ireland is at the cusp of potentially losing its Irishness” because of what he called the “illegal immigration racket”.

McGregor has been adamant that he wants to run for the Irish presidency this year with him claiming on several occasions he wants to “save” Ireland.

The former two-weight UFC world champion has been vocally campaigning against his home country’s immigration policies in recent months.

Continuing to speak in the White House, McGregor said Trump’s work ethic is “inspiring” as he said the US is Ireland’s “big sibling”.

He continued: “So we wish for our relationship with the United States to continue, and we wish to be taken care of by the big bro.

“The United States should look after its little bro. And that’s how we feel.”

At one point McGregor even signed a cap with the words “Make Ireland Great Again” on it.

Trump is well known for his support of the UFC – where McGregor became a household name across the globe.

The Republican has been seen at dozens of events alongside his pal and the organisation’s boss Dana White in the past.

He even attended UFC 309 on the Saturday night after his seismic election victory in November.

McGregor’s meeting with the US president comes less than five months after a civil jury decided he assaulted a woman in a Dublin hotel room in December 2018.

Nikita Hand accused the Irish fighter of “brutally raping and battering” her after a Christmas night out.

McGregor has insisted he will appeal the civil court jury’s verdict as he has always maintained he had consensual sex with Hand.

Mum-of-one Hand sued both McGregor and a man called James Lawrence, alleging the pair both took part in the hotel penthouse assault.

The jury of eight women and four men found McGregor had assaulted Ms Hand but she lost her case against Lawrence.

McGregor hasn’t fought in the UFC’s famed octagon since a horrific leg break in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier in July 2021.

He was due to make his grand cage comeback last June but was forced out of a Sin City showdown with Michael Chandler with a broken left pinky toe.