Retired UFC fighter Conor McGregor may be struggling to get again into the octagon, however at the least he has the Trump household in his nook.
McGregor, who’s presently operating for president in Eire—the place he’s earned Elon Musk’s endorsement—has welcomed Donald Trump Jr. into his newest enterprise enterprise as a strategic adviser.
“I’m absolutely delighted to welcome Donald Trump Jr. to MMA.INC. Don is a globally recognized business leader with a deep passion for martial arts and for the coaches and small business owners who are the backbone of this sport,” McGregor mentioned in a press launch Wednesday. “With Don joining our team, I couldn’t be more excited about the future we’re building together at MMA.INC.”
Conor McGregor speaks on the White Home on March 17.
Whereas Trump Jr. is presently the director of Trump Media & Know-how Group, co-owner of his household crypto grift World Liberty Monetary, and a board member of Fact Social, he continues to connect himself to extra right-wing enterprise ventures.
“The incredible success of the UFC has proven just how powerful mixed martial arts has become, building one of the largest global fanbases in all of sport,” he mentioned within the press launch. “I am deeply passionate about supporting small business owners to thrive and am eager to help MMA.INC connect these businesses with fans who want to learn, train, and push themselves to be their best.”
One other of Trump Jr.’s current enterprise offers consists of GrabAGun, which is principally a Carvana for gun gross sales. However along with his query enterprise ventures, Trump Jr. additionally appears to have a proclivity for attaching himself to males accused of rape or sexual assault.
McGregor has been battling a rape case from a 2018 incident during which he reportedly “brutally raped and battered” Nikita Hand in a Dublin lodge. Finally, he misplaced the civil case and has been ordered to pay Hand roughly $285,000 in damages.
McGregor tried to attraction the ruling however was shot down in July, with three judges on the Court docket of Appeals citing that he had paid a pal to testify on his behalf.
However Trump Jr. definitely isn’t alone in his partnering with alleged sexual abusers.
Pardon lawyer Ed Martin—a identified Jan. 6 sympathizer and 2020 election denier—shared a proud selfie with British actor Russell Model, who’s an accused rapist.
The actor-turned-conspiracy theorist has pleaded not responsible to 2 counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, and one depend of indecent assault in London, along with his subsequent court docket date scheduled for June 2026.
Richard Grenell, “special missions” envoy
Even President Donald Trump’s “special missions” envoy Richard Grenell has a gentle spot for accused rapists and human traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who additionally face cash laundering fees in Romania. Grenell allegedly took it upon himself to plead to Romanian officers to elevate a journey ban in opposition to the brothers.
However White Home sources informed the New York Put up that Grenell’s actions of “going outside the chain of command to pursue his own goals” have been commonplace.
The Trump administration has its personal laundry checklist of accusations as effectively. Trump himself was lately discovered answerable for sexual assault in opposition to author E. Jean Carroll. Even Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth has skeletons in his closet from 2017, when he allegedly drugged and raped a lady in a lodge room at a Republican conference.
With all of those questionable authorized instances lingering round Trump’s administration and household, one factor appears to be true: They don’t assume sexual assault accusations are dangerous for enterprise.
