President Trump on Monday threatened to sue Trevor Noah over a joke the comedian made during the Grammys linking Mr. Trump to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
During the Grammy ceremony, Mr. Noah made a joke in relation to singer Billie Eilish winning the prestigious music award.
“Congratulations, Billie Eilish. Wow, that’s a Grammy that every artist wants — almost as much as Trump wants Greenland,” Mr. Noah said during the Sunday night broadcast.
“Which makes sense because, since Epstein’s gone, he needs a new island to hang out with Bill Clinton. I told you it’s my last year [hosting]. What are you going to do about it?” he added.
In response, Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he has “never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close, and until tonight’s false and defamatory statement, have never been accused of being there, not even by the Fake News Media.
“Noah, total loser, better get his facts straight and get them straight fast. It looks like I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless and dope of an M.C. and suing him for plenty$.
“Ask Little George Slopadopolus, and others, how that all worked out. Also ask CBS! Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you!” Mr. Trump said, referencing his previous lawsuits against media organizations.
Mr. Trump, in recent years, has filed lawsuits against multiple media outlets, including the BBC, The New York Times, The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal.
In December 2024, ABC News agreed to pay $15 million to Mr. Trump’s presidential library and $1 million in legal fees to settle a defamation lawsuit after anchor George Stephanopoulos made inaccurate remarks about a sexual assault case brought against the president.
Last July, Paramount, which owns CBS, agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit over a heavily edited “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, who was the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.
Mr. Trump is mentioned more than 3,000 times in files tied to Epstein, who died in 2019 in an apparent suicide, but the president has not been tied to any wrongdoing. Epstein, a New York City financier, was facing sex trafficking charges when he died.
The president told reporters on Saturday that the latest release of Epstein documents “absolves” him of misconduct and alleged that author Michael Wolff and Epstein were “conspiring” to “hurt” his political chances in 2016. Mr. Trump also threatened to sue Mr. Wolff.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told CNN host Dana Bash on Sunday that the FBI did receive tips about Mr. Trump’s alleged involvement with Epstein, but they were anonymous and relied on second-hand information, so they could not really be investigated.
• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.
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