Trevor Noah. Photo: Comedy Central
President Donald Trump has threatened legal action against host Trevor Noah following a controversial joke at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
While presenting Song of the Year, Noah quipped that artists want the award as much as Trump wants Greenland, adding, “Since Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton.” Aware of the friction the comment would cause, Noah told the gasping audience: “I told you it’s my last year! What are you going to do about it?”
Trump responded via Truth Social, labeling the ceremony “virtually unwatchable” and calling Noah a “pathetic, talentless dope.” He explicitly denied ever visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, calling the joke “false and defamatory.”
Trump stated he would be “sending my lawyers to sue… for plenty$,” referencing his past litigation against George Stephanopoulos as a precedent.
The jab follows the January 2026 release of the “Epstein Files,” which showed Trump had traveled on Epstein’s jet in the 1990s.
