Conor McGregor says he could not give a “b*****s” about Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton
UFC featherweight champ did not hold back about the Republican and Democrat pair
CONOR McGREGOR has expressed his views on yesterday's US Election candidates - and he does not give a glowing reference to either of them.
Donald Trump's shock victory over Hillary Clinton caused a huge reaction around the world.
The billionaire, Republican, who will become America's 45th President, saw off his Democrat opponent by clinching 279 electoral votes to succeed out-going Barack Obama.
But Irishman McGregor, 28, who faces Eddie Alvarez in UFC 205 on Saturday night at New York's Madison Square Garden, has not been won over by either of the politicians.
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Speaking to BT Sport ahead of his lightweight bout with Alvarez, the controversial fighter said: “I just could not give a b******s. The whole thing is just weird to me.
“The public are just brainwashed into thinking something is going to happen with this one but I don’t think either of those two contenders, or whatever they are have any power in anything.
“It is what it is."
When asked if McGregor would ever consider running for President, he replied: “Maybe, but I don’t like to con the people too much, so maybe not!”
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McGregor has never been shy in expressing his views or causing a storm.
He was slammed for posing with a shot gun and then a machine gun earlier this year.
The Dublin-born star also launched a Facebook rant over wearing a poppy and blasted "f**k you and the Queen" last year.
And he blasted WWE superstars "messed up p*****s" ahead of his UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz.
