<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Irish UFC fighter Conor McGregor snapped a photo with US President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> when he arrived as a guest of the White House on St Patrick's Day.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McGregor appeared in the briefing room alongside press secretary Karoline Leavitt, where he criticised his country's government as having "abandoned the voices of the people of Ireland".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said there was "zero action with zero accountability," and complained about the "illegal immigration racket".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/probe-looking-into-deaths-of-water-polo-coach-lilie-james-and-partner-sydney/b441768b-09c0-4f90-a14a-1b4942f12cd1"><strong><span>Probe to tackle killing of 'vibrant' young coach Lilie James</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="1901714538384548258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"So the issues need to be addressed, and the 40 million Irish-Americans, as I said, need to hear this," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And I'm here to raise the issue and highlight it. As you know, it's also St Patrick's Day, so let's celebrate a little bit."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McGregor has faced legal problems of his own.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-conor-mcgregor-in-white-house-for-st-patricks-day/f535d142-9501-460f-a7c4-d587d0b4ebd3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/world-news-serbian-officials-deny-illegal-sonic-weapon-attack-on-peaceful-protesters/e4a188bd-f743-4ba0-b021-54fa343ed9a0"><strong><span>There was a sudden whooshing sound, and a stampede started</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was ordered by a civil court in Ireland to pay €250,000 Euros (about $427,800) to a woman who sued him for sexual assault.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McGregor denied the accusations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His comments come days after Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin visited the White House to meet with Trump.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During the visit, a reporter asked the US president about his favorite Irishman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Oh, there are so many… Really? Well, I happen to like your boxer; he has the best tattoos I've ever seen. Conor's great, right? I'm talking about Conor," Trump said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/north-macedonia-investigates-bribery-allegations-tied-to-club-fire-that-killed-59-people/9b46564a-3596-4255-bd0a-59fcbb70c7e9"><strong><span>'My pain is incurable': Bribery allegations after devastating club fire</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/03/18/05/49/today-in-history-march-18-what-happened-on-this-day-in-pictures"><img alt="March 18" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/vRPw18Fidr_P3TjlOW2YXJEf9-w=/0x0:1395x785/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F87b4c8c8-1666-45e1-8423-32e262dc5c95" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/vRPw18Fidr_P3TjlOW2YXJEf9-w=/0x0:1395x785/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F87b4c8c8-1666-45e1-8423-32e262dc5c95 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/GlKJn1kZ1jf-m6-Hx7EOhIrzvbc=/0x0:1395x785/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F87b4c8c8-1666-45e1-8423-32e262dc5c95 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">The world's biggest $780 million art heist has never been solved</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/03/18/05/49/today-in-history-march-18-what-happened-on-this-day-in-pictures">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Martin also responded following McGregor's remarks in the White House.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"St Patrick's Day around the world is a day rooted in community, humanity, friendship and fellowship," he wrote on X.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Conor McGregor's remarks are wrong, and do not reflect the spirit of St Patrick's Day, or the views of the people of Ireland."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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