Irish Examiner view: White House meeting of the utter disgraceful

MMA fighter Conor McGregor’s visit to the White House was an insult to decent people everywhere

US president Donald Trump with UFC fighter Conor McGregor in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Picture: X/@POTUS

The meeting of US president Donald Trump and MMA fighter Conor McGregor in the White House on St Patrick’s Day has already been parsed in a dozen different ways.

It could be seen as the ultimate expression of "the cruelty is the point", a term applied to many of the actions taken by the Trump administration.