Proper No. Twelve Frontman Conor McGregor Considers Running for President of Ireland After Dublin Riots — With Elon Musk’s Support
Conor McGregor with his son. The UFC star is considering a presidential campaign in Ireland after the Dublin Riots. (Photo: Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
On Tuesday, the New York Post reported that UFC Champion and Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey frontman Conor McGregor might just be considering a presidential campaign in Ireland in light of the recent Dublin riots. When he announced the potential campaign run on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, McGregor received support from its owner, Elon Musk.
The New York Post reported on Nov. 25 that McGregor was very vocal about expressing his dissatisfaction with the Irish government’s response to a slew of riots that have taken place within the country of late. He turned to social media to air out his grievances.
“This is NOT Ireland’s future! If they do not act soon with their plan of action to ensure Ireland’s safety, I will,” McGregor wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
It appears McGregor has every intention of taking action. On Monday, he tweeted the following promise were he to be elected President of Ireland:
“It would not be me in power as president, people of Ireland. It would be me and you.”
McGregor criticized the competition and claimed other candidates had “unbreakable ties to their individual parties politics…. These parties govern themselves vs govern the people.”
McGregor proceeded to claim he had no “affiliation/bias/favoritism toward any party.”
Musk immediately hopped on the thread and expressed support for McGregor, claiming the Notorious could “take them all single-handed.”
McGregor claimed that should he be elected president, he would push for government “transparency.”
Dublin Riots: Violent Scenes and Civil Unrest in Ireland
Local police at the scene on Nov. 23 in Dublin city center after five people were injured in an attack. Violent scenes have unfolded close to the site of the attack in Dublin city center as crowds of protesters gathered and some individuals torched a bus. (Photo: Press Association via AP Images)
On Nov. 25, The Hill reported that protests broke out in Dublin after three young children were stabbed in a knife attack outside of a school. The suspect was a man in his 50s, according to the police. He was injured after the attack and arrested.
Shortly after the stabbing, protests broke out in response to the stabbings due to rumors the attacker was a foreign national.
The Hill claims that anti-immigrant sentiment had been developing within the country after the government created refugee shelters to house 65,000 people.
Protests have broken out in response since August, some of which led to the arrest of members affiliated with far-right groups.
The recent protests after the stabbing turned into violent riots resulting in torched vehicles. Some police officers were injured during the chaos.
Though McGregor condemned the violence, he claimed the people of Ireland feel disillusioned with the current state of things.
“This is why I’d run if I was to,” McGregor said. “To be a voice of the people that deserve to be heard.”
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