Conor McGregor's Irish Presidential Campaign Was Brief And Humiliating | Defector

"Conor McGregor wasn't among the minglers. The MMA has-been, whose rape cases and hate-based political campaign have brought him more attention over the past two years than all other presidential candidates combined, bowed out earlier this week. He announced his withdrawal from the race in a rambling middle-of-the-night tweet, in which he blamed shadowy unnamed forces for keeping him from higher office, and made sure to praise his own efforts to turn Ireland into a much meaner place."

""In a very short period, I have catalysed a mobilisation for positive change in Ireland against a malevolent political witch-hunt working together with the mainstream media supercharged Fake News," McGregor wrote. "There is now a very visible and vocal movement of Irish Patriots reverting to our cultural and historical origins seeking to maintain and protect our way of life as Irish - to them I salute you.""

Election day in Ireland is one month away and major presidential candidates attended the National Ploughing Championships to connect with rural voters. Fianna Fáil nominee Jim Gavin and Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys participated in agricultural activities such as sheep shearing, horse ploughing, and brown bread baking. Conor McGregor withdrew from the race, announcing his exit in a late-night tweet that blamed unnamed forces and claimed he mobilised a patriotic movement against a political witch-hunt and mainstream media 'Fake News.' McGregor's fighting career had declined, with few wins since 2016 and no fights since a 2021 KO.

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