Irish MMA two-weight world champion Conor McGregor has dubbed the Irish government “lapdogs” of the EU, adding that Ireland has “stockholm syndrome” to the bloc and that “economic partnership should not mean political surrender.”
Last week, McGregor tweeted that it was “time to talk about Ireland leaving the European Union.”
This prompted Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond, who is famously pro-EU, to goad McGregor with his own catch-phrase: “You’ll do nuttin’.”
“Economic partnership should not mean political surrender,” replied McGregor.
“Bailed out and locked in we were, and it was handily done. Lenihan was threatened and folded. Stockholm syndrome comes to mind.”
McGregor went on to state that “forced vaccinated is a war crime,” responding to EU President Ursula Von Der Leyen’s call for mandatory vaccination across the bloc.
One anonymous user accused McGregor of talking “complete drivel” and told him to “stick to MMA.”
“You think forcing people to inject something into their body is not a crime?” the UFC star replied.
“People must have the right to choose. An attempt to mandate vaccine is coming, per the head of the EU. I cannot agree to this. I know our lap dogs in power will just do as they are told.”