In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Conor McGregor repeated debunked claims that foreigners are exempt from traffic rules.
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DURING AN INTERVIEW with a US political commentator, Irish former MMA fighter Conor McGregor repeated debunked claims that foreigners in Ireland are exempt from traffic rules.
McGregor and the host, Tucker Carlson, agreed that these false claims were evidence the government is trying to wipe out Irish people.
Videos of the claims made in the interview have been viewed millions of times across various social media platforms.
The interview, which was published on YouTube on Friday, was filmed in a Dublin venue owned by the Freemasons. The secretive social club later said they would not have accepted the booking if they had known who would use the space, and that they would now donate the fee to charity.
The video comes after a trip by Carlson to Dublin which also involved meeting with anti-immigrant figures in Dublin, as well as a visit to McGregor’s pub in Walkinstown. The tour appears to be the latest demonstration of links between the American MAGA movement and McGregor, who also recently met US President Donald Trump.
Carlson and McGregor discussed many significant claims during the interview last week.
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