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Three years after his last UFC fight, and several months after making his Hollywood debut, Conor McGregor appears to have found a new calling. The Irish MMA fighter today posted a message on social media teasing a run at the Irish presidency next year, claiming: “I am the only logical choice. 2025 is upcoming…”
As President I hold the power to summon the Dáil as well as dissolve it. So as i said before, I would have all the answers the people of Ireland seek from these thieves of the working man, these disrupters of the family unit, these destructors of small businesses, and on and on…
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) September 5, 2024
Apparently running on what could be deemed a populist platform, McGregor stressed: “I would have all the answers the people of Ireland seek from these thieves of the working man, these disrupters of the family unit, these destructors of small businesses.” This isn’t the first time the mixed martial artist has been tipped to become Ireland’s head of state. In the wake of anti-immigration riots last year, he emerged as a public figure willing to challenge the country’s political establishment, calling for “deportation of those here illegally”. Looks like he’s already received some enviable celebrity endorsements…
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