Donald Trump has threatened legal action against host Trevor Noah after a Grammy Awards joke linked him to Jeffrey Epstein.
Noah said, “Song of the Year – that is a Grammy that every artist wants almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense because Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton.”
Trump responded on Truth Social, calling the joke false and defamatory, denying any attendance to Epstein’s notorious island and promising he’s “sending my lawyers to sue!”
He wrote: “Noah said, INCORRECTLY, about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!!
“I can’t speak for Bill, but I have 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, a total loser, better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast.”
He added: “Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you!”
Trevor Noah hosts the 2026 Grammy Awards. Image: Grammys
Trevor Noah’s joke about Trump at the Grammys
Epstein was found dead in his New York prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking, more than a decade after he was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor.
He had purchased his private island, Little St James, in 1998. Multiple women have alleged that they were trafficked there and abused.
It is widely known that Trump was an associate of Epstein for years, but the President has always maintained he had no knowledge of any crimes and that the friendship ended in 2004.
There is no confirmation that he ever visited Epstein’s island. The US Justice Department has said any allegations about him are unfounded and false.
In 2020, a spokesperson for Clinton said the former president had “never been” to Epstein’s island.
Trump sues ‘fake news’ media
Trump has commenced legal action against multiple media organisations, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
In December 2025, he filed a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit accusing the BBC of defamation and of violating a trade practices law over the editing of a Panorama program.