President Donald Trump threatened to sue comedian Trevor Noah after a joke at the Grammy Awards, accusing the host of making a false and defamatory statement about his alleged presence on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island.
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In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump reacted angrily to Noah’s remarks during the broadcast, writing that the Grammy Awards were “the WORST, almost unwatchable!” and slamming CBS for airing what he described as “trash.”
Trump said Noah had falsely claimed that he and former President Bill Clinton spent time on Jeffrey Epstein’s island, a claim Trump vehemently denied.
“FALSE!!!”
Trump wrote, adding that he had “never set foot on Epstein’s island, nor anywhere near it.”
The remarks Trump challenged were made during Noah’s opening monologue at the ceremony, where the comedian referenced Trump, Epstein, and Clinton in a broader comic aside.
On stage, Noah said:
“It’s a Grammy that all artists want, almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense, because Epstein’s island vanished, and he needs a new one to spend time with Bill Clinton.”
Trump latched onto that line, writing that the remark was “false and defamatory” and claiming he had never before been accused of ties to Epstein’s island, including by what he described as “media peddling misinformation.”
The online exchange quickly spread, reigniting the debate over political satire and Trump’s decision to call a comedian’s joke defamation.
The message from Trump concluded with a direct legal threat.
Labeling Noah a “total loser,” Trump wrote that Noah “would do well to check his facts, and fast.”
He added: “It looks like I’m going to send my lawyers to sue this pathetic, talentless, and stupid host, and sue him for a lot of money.”
Trump also referenced past legal battles, writing:
“Ask Little George Slopadopolus and others how that ended. Also ask CBS!”
Neither Noah nor CBS had publicly responded at the time of publication.
“It’s a Grammy that all artists want, almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense because Epstein’s island vanished, he needs a new one to spend time with Bill Clinton.”
-Trevor Noah
At the same ceremony where Trump threatened to sue Trevor Noah, several artists used their platforms to voice opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration policies and to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, broadening the political message beyond Noah’s joke.
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny began his acceptance speech by declaring “ICE out,” focusing on human dignity rather than hatred, asserting that immigrants are “human beings and that we are Americans,” a line that drew sustained applause from the crowd and underscored frustration with federal coercive measures.
Billie Eilish, after winning the Song of the Year, stated:
“No one is illegal on stolen land” and urged people to keep fighting, while she and her brother Finneas wore “ICE OUT” pins on the red carpet to visibly protest ICE’s activities under the current administration.
Other artists, including Olivia Dean and nominees such as Justin and Hailey Bieber, also wore similar pins or referenced immigrant rights during the evening, signaling a broader cultural backlash against immigration policies and the hardline tactics critics attribute to the Trump presidency.
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