Overview
- In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump denied ever visiting Jeffrey Epstein’s island and called Trevor Noah’s Grammys quip “false and defamatory,” vowing to send lawyers and sue for “plenty.”
- Noah’s joke came during his sixth and final year hosting the ceremony, quipping that with Epstein’s island gone Trump “needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton,” after Billie Eilish won Song of the Year.
- Trump also blasted the telecast as “the WORST” and took a swipe at CBS as the show prepares to move to a new broadcaster next year, citing past legal settlements he says he won against major networks.
- Reporting notes there is no evidence Trump visited Little Saint James, though his past social ties to Epstein are documented, and the controversy lands as the Justice Department releases additional Epstein files.
- Noah has not publicly retracted or responded in kind to Trump’s legal threat, while Nicki Minaj’s recent public support for Trump figured in Noah’s monologue and fueled polarized reactions online.