Conor McGregor used his podium at the White House on Monday to rally against what he called an ‘illegal immigration racket ravaging our country’ – his latest foray into the world of politics.

The Irish mixed martial arts fighter spoke at a press conference ahead of a meeting with Donald Trump, telling reporters that he would voice concerns about immigration issues in Ireland when speaking to the U.S. President.

The pairing was not always on the cards. A decade ago, when Trump was merely a candidate for office, McGregor launched into a tirade when pressed to comment on Trump’s trash-talking of fellow wrestler Ronda Rousey.

McGregor was last in focus in November, when he was seen leaving the High Court in Dublin in silence after being found liable for assaulting Nikita Hand in December 2018 and ordered to pay €250,000.

McGregor’s rhetoric was similar following the sentencing of Jozef Puska, a 33-year-old Slovakian man jailed for life for the murder of Irish schoolteacher Ashling Murphy.