'I Am The Only Logical Choice': UFC Star Conor McGregor Hints That He'll Run For President Of Ireland In 2025

On Thursday, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor announced that he plans to run for the Irish presidency in 2025 after he became particularly outspoken about the various presidential candidates vying for the position. The 35-year-old McGregor has made multiple posts in recent days comparing himself to other presidential candidates and railing against the government's immigration policies, particularly after a stabbing last week that resulted in three children and two adults suffering injuries. The stabbing was followed by several riots in the country.

"As President I hold the power to summon the Dáil as well as dissolve it," McGregor wrote on X, referencing the Irish parliament. "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 and on! These charlatans in their positions of power would be summoned to answer to the people of Ireland and I would have it done by day end."

"Or I would be left with no choice but to dissolve the Dáil entirely. Stop the train until. The people of Ireland deserve the answers they seek. Point blank. This would be my power as President," he wrote. "I know very well. Ireland needs an active President employed wholly by the people of Ireland. It is me. I am the only logical choice. 2025 is upcoming…"

This isn't the first time that McGregor has waded into the political scene. As previously reported by the DC Enquirer, McGregor slammed Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar last year for downplaying the violence of Hamas after an Irish-Israeli child was released by the terrorist organization in a prisoner swap. "This is a day of enormous joy and relief for Emily Hand and her family," Prime Minister Leo Varadkar wrote. "An innocent child who was lost has now been found and returned, and we breathe a massive sigh of relief. Our prayers have been answered." 

In response, McGregor called Varadkar a "disgrace" and explained that the Irish will "not forget." "She was abducted by an evil terrorist organization. What is with you and your government and your paid-for media affiliates constantly downplaying/attempting to repress horrific acts that happen to children," McGregor wrote. "You are a disgrace. The day after a stabbing of children in Ireland, NOT ONE PAPER HAD IT ON THEIR FRONT COVER. We will not forget."

In addition to calling out the prime minister, McGregor demanded action last year after a stabbing maimed three children. At the time, McGregor took to X to write, "Ireland, we are at war." Following the stabbing, Dublin erupted into mass riots and looting. While McGregor did call for action, he also condemned the acts of violence, writing, "I do not condone last nights riots. I do not condone any attacks on our first responders in their line of duty. I do not condone looting and the damaging of shops. Last night's scenes achieved nothing toward fixing the issues we face. I do understand frustrations however, and I do understand a move must be made to ensure the change we need is ushered in. And fast! I am in the process of arranging. Believe me I am way more tactical and I have backing. There will be change in Ireland, mark my words. The change needed. In the last month, innocent children were stabbed leaving school. Ashling Murphy murdered. Two Sligo men decapitated. This is NOT Ireland's future! If they do not act soon with their plan of action to ensure Ireland's safety, I will."

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