Ireland’s taoiseach has denounced anti-immigration comments made by Conor McGregor as the MMA fighter visited the White House before a St Patrick’s Day meeting with Donald Trump.

McGregor said “Ireland is on the cusp of losing its Irishness” and that an “illegal immigration racket” was “running ravage on the country”.

Last week, Donald Trump singled out “Conor” – who last year was found liable for sexual assault after a civil trial – as one of his favourite Irish people.

Dressed in a green business suit to mark Ireland’s national day, McGregor was at the White House at Trump’s invitation and participated in an impromptu Q&A session with reporters. “There are rural towns in Ireland that have been overrun in one swoop,” he said, speaking in the White House briefing room alongside the president’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt.

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    9 hours ago

    Last week, Donald Trump singled out “Conor” – who last year was found liable for sexual assault after a civil trial – as one of his favourite Irish people.

    It’s so goddamn predictable, isn’t it?

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      If trump said he loved epstein, his supporters would go “… actually he is a pretty good guy. Democrats framed him using hunter bidens laptop. Hillary’s emails showed they wanted to kill him for actually trying to fight AGAINST pedophiles… have i seen the emails? No but all the emails have been deleted and trump said he read them and then deleted them to protect the safety of children. And i trust him because god appointed him president… Also why are you questioning me? Sleepy Biden can’t even speak correctly! Why are you not questioning your dear biden!? You fucking democ-rat libtard! 😡”