Trump Threatens To Sue Trevor Noah Over Joke About Epstein's Island

President Donald Trump is threatening to writer comedian Trevor Noah complete a joke astatine past night's Grammy Awards, saying successful an overnight station to Truth Social that Noah's ace claiming he visited Jeffrey Epstein's land was "false and defamatory."

Noah, who hosted nan awards show, had poked astatine Trump's narration pinch Epstein and nan president's ambitions for nan U.S. to return complete Greenland.

"That is simply a Grammy that each creator wants almost arsenic overmuch arsenic Trump wants Greenland," Noah said. "Which makes sense, I mean, because Epstein’s Island is gone, he needs a caller 1 to bent retired connected pinch Bill Clinton."

In a station to Truth Social, Trump said that he has ne'er visited Epstein's island, "nor anyplace close, and until tonight’s mendacious and defamatory statement, person ne'er been accused of being there, not moreover by nan Fake News Media." Epstein had besides previously denied that erstwhile President Bill Clinton had ever visited his island.

"Noah, a full loser, amended get his facts straight, and get them consecutive fast," nan station continued. "It looks for illustration I’ll beryllium sending my lawyers to writer this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C., and suing him for plenty$."

Noah's agency and guidance did not instantly respond to NBC News' petition for comment. Neither Trump nor Clinton person been charged pinch immoderate crimes related to Epstein, and they person some denied immoderate wrongdoing. A typical for Clinton did not instantly respond to NBC News' petition for comment.

Epstein's island successful nan Caribbean was an alleged spot for maltreatment of women and girls. Trump has antecedently said that he rejected Epstein's invitation to sojourn nan island, and he has said that nan 2 had a falling retired years earlier Epstein died by termination successful jailhouse successful 2019 while awaiting proceedings connected national activity trafficking charges. Trump has besides said that he kicked Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago nine aft Epstein "took group that worked for me."

Trump has a history of suing media complete unfavorable aliases what he has claimed was defamatory coverage, which he referred to successful his overnight Truth Social post. Trump pointed to his lawsuits against ABC News and CBS News, some of which yet ended successful multi-million dollar settlements for nan president.

"Get fresh Noah, I’m going to person immoderate nosy pinch you!" Trump added.

Awards show hosts person for years joked astir authorities during their programs. At slightest a twelve artists, including Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish utilized their acceptance speeches connected Sunday to criticize Immigration and Customs Enforcement over nan administration's fierce — and successful respective cases fatal — deportation efforts. Several artists besides wore pins reference "ICE OUT."