Donald Trump is a 'Phenomenal President' and 'USA GOAT,' Says Conor McGregor
Published Jan 21, 2020 at 10:19 AM EST
UFC star Conor McGregor has publicly declared his support for Donald Trump, labelling him as one of the greatest presidents in U.S. history.
The Irishman expressed his admiration for Trump on Twitter in response to a tweet from the president on Monday, in which he celebrated the third anniversary of his presidential inauguration.
"It was exactly three years ago today, January 20, 2017, that I was sworn into office. So appropriate that today is also MLK jr DAY," Trump wrote.
"African-American Unemployment is the LOWEST in the history of our Country, by far. Also, best Poverty, Youth, and Employment numbers, ever. Great!"
McGregor responded to the tweet by suggesting Trump deserved his place in the pantheon of the great U.S. presidents, adding a goat emoji to his tweet.
The emoji is used to replace the word "GOAT", an acronym for "greatest of all time."
McGregor, however, appeared to be slightly confused about the duration of Trump's presidency, as he made a rather ambiguous reference to the President being in the early stage of his term at the White House.
"Phenomenal President," the Dublin-born fighter tweeted.
"Quite possibly the USA [goat]. Most certainly one of them anyway, as he sits atop the shoulders of many amazing giants that came before him.
"No easy feet [sic]. Early stages of term also. Incredible.
"Congrats and Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day America."
Unsurprisingly, Trump appreciated McGregor's comments and replied by praising the 31-year-old for his recent win in UFC 246.
"Congratulations on your big @UFC WIN!"
McGregor made his first return to the octagon in almost 18 months on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, defeating Donald Cerrone in UFC 246.
Despite an absence that stretched all the way back to October 2018—when he lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov in UFC 229—It took the former featherweight and lightweight champion less than a minute to clinch the 26th win of his career.
The fight had barely begun by the time 31-year-old cracked Cerrone's chin with a head kick and only 40 seconds had elapsed by the time he was declared winner by TKO, the second-fastest win of his career.
McGregor's praise for Trump marks a significant change of tack on his stance on the President.
Back in 2015, the Dubliner had told the then-Republican presidential candidate to keep his opinion on UFC to himself in no uncertain terms.
"Donald can shut his big, fat mouth," McGregor told TMZ Sports, when asked what he made about Trump's comments on Ronda Rousey.
"I don't give a f*** about Donald Trump."
Trump had tweeted he was happy to see Rousey suffer a shock loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 and described the former bantamweight champion as "not a nice person."
Trump was soundly booed when he attended UFC 244 in November last year.
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