{"id":1780106,"date":"2022-12-19T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1780106"},"modified":"2022-12-19T10:33:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:33:45","slug":"ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-voices-public-support-for-locals-protesting-mass-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-star-conor-mcgregor-voices-public-support-for-locals-protesting-mass-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Star Conor McGregor Voices Public Support for Locals Protesting Mass Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fufc-star-conor-mcgregor-voices-public-support-for-locals-protesting-mass-migration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1780106&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1399272630-e1671366531626-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Conor McGregor has voiced his support for Dublin locals who are currently protesting mass migration policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">In what appears to be his latest move backing Ireland\u2019s burgeoning populist movement, world-famous UFC fighter Conor McGregor publicly voiced his support for many of those protesting the country\u2019s open borders migration policy on Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The mixed martial artist known as \u2018The Notorious\u2019 has frequently backed talking points of the dissident right in Ireland in the recent past, previously suggesting that the island nation should consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/03\/conor-mcgregor-it-is-time-to-talk-ireland-leaving-the-european-union\/\">leaving the EU<\/a>\u00a0and describing forced coronavirus vaccination as a \u201cwar crime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/gript.ie\/conor-mcgregor-stands-with-east-wall-as-protests-continue\/\">report<\/a> by Gript Media, he continued to follow this trend over the weekend, telling his 9.7 million followers that he backs a grassroots protest against the Irish government\u2019s open borders immigration agenda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Taking place in the East Wall part of the Irish capital of Dublin, the protests erupted after the government bussed in an unknown number of mostly male migrants and put them in a former office block.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Demonstrations have been ongoing in the area since the arrival of migrants in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theburkean.ie\/articles\/2022\/11\/18\/asylum-standoff-in-east-wall\">mid-November<\/a>, with marchers now regularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/east-wall-residents-group-block-port-tunnel-5932287-Nov2022\/\">blocking<\/a> major roadways in Dublin in the hopes of forcing a government U-turn.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to a question asking him what he would do about the protests in East Wall should he be put in a position of power, McGregor emphasised that although he does not want to become a politician he nevertheless backs those involved in the demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI stand with the people of East Wall,\u201d he said in a tweet that has since been deleted, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2021\/11\/19\/22790640\/ufc-superstar-conor-mcgregor-explains-why-he-deletes-his-tweets-mma-news\">as is his custom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Conor McGregor: \u2018It Is Time to Talk Ireland Leaving the European Union\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n2LKlzoZpf\">https:\/\/t.co\/n2LKlzoZpf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1466876094590631939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">While McGregor says he does not want to move from being a fighter to a politician, he appears to be slowly making a habit of making public statements in support of populist politics in Ireland.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>For example, the mixed martial artist has previously backed calls to see Ireland leave the European Union, and taken\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/06\/conor-mcgregor-slams-eu-declares-forced-vaccine-is-a-war-crime\/\">particular aim<\/a> at the bloc\u2019s overly-zealous COVID vaccination regime.<\/p>\n<p>Calling \u201cforced vaccination\u201d a \u201cwar crime\u201d, McGregor has repeatedly criticised Ireland\u2019s elite for always bowing to the desires of Brussels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEconomic partnership should not mean political surrender,\u201d he remarked. \u201cStockholm syndrome comes to mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not have leaders in Ireland, we have messengers. Subordinates,\u201d he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/03\/conor-mcgregor-it-is-time-to-talk-ireland-leaving-the-european-union\/\">separate post<\/a>. \u201cThe tracks of this gravy train will soon be realigned and sent to its rightful destination of an Irish red brick wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">\u201cIt is time to talk Ireland leaving the European Union,\u201d McGregor added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Conor McGregor Slams EU, Declares \u2018Forced Vaccine Is a War Crime\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F9wqp6ETJf\">https:\/\/t.co\/F9wqp6ETJf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1467848803415851009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Peter Caddle on Twitter:<\/span><\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peter_caddle\"><span>@Peter_Caddle<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conor McGregor has voiced his support for Dublin locals who are currently protesting mass migration policies. 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