UFC star Conor McGregor attended a ball before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States on Sunday night and spoke highly of him.
McGregor expressed optimism about America’s future in an interview with reporters on the red carpet, according to BG on the Scene.
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“It’s amazing to be here. I’m very excited. Very optimistic about the future,” McGregor said. “And it’s a good time here in the United States. I was here the last time Donald Trump became president in 2016. And the energy and the response is day and night, which is a testament to how he’s done as president, his last run and how it has behaved since then.
McGregor praised Trump’s resilience in bouncing back after a loss in the 2020 election and getting back in the game. I expected Trump and his cabinet to take a lot of action in the first 100 days.
When asked what’s different this time, the Irishman said he felt more Americans were on Trump’s side.
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“Lessons learned. Hard lessons learned,” he said. “And now the support of his country. I feel like the people are behind him. And I’m excited to see him do it. I hope he does it and I wish him all the best.”
McGregor also outlined America’s position in the world after Trump’s victory.
“The United States is the world’s superpower. Long may it continue that way,” he said. “We love America in Ireland. I have as much love for America as I do for my country of Ireland. It has a huge ripple effect for the entire free world, the entire Western world.
“And Ireland is going through its own problems at the moment and this mandate here that Donald Trump is about to undertake will have huge effects on Ireland.”