The president has had his feelings hurt, and he intends to do something about it. After the 68th Grammy Awards, Donald Trump lashed out at host Trevor Noah via Truth Social over a joke the comedian made at Trump’s expense, involving both Jeffrey Epstein and the president’s recent obsession with Greenland.
In his Truth Social post, Trump called the Grammy ceremony “virtually unwatchable” and threatened legal action against Noah: “I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C.”
Noah returned to host the Grammys for a sixth consecutive time on CBS. During the ceremony, Noah revealed that it would be the Grammys’ last one on CBS—the event is moving to Disney+ and Hulu—and his last ceremony hosting as well, at least for the foreseeable future. After this disclosure, Noah exhibited a bit more of a devil-may-care attitude with his jokes, aiming one about the coveted song of the year category at Trump and his well-documented relationship with deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
This category, said Noah, “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.” After the joke got a sustained laugh, Noah noted again that this was his last ceremony as host; as such, he had nothing to lose. (Both Trump and Clinton have denied having any connection to Epstein’s crimes.)
Needless to say, Trump was not a fan of the joke—or of Noah’s hosting ability writ large. “The Grammy Awards are the WORST, virtually unwatchable!” he posted on Truth Social at 1:01 AM. He then shouted out CBS—now run by David Ellison, the son of Trump’s longtime supporter, billionaire Larry Ellison—for ditching the Grammys, writing that the network was “lucky not to have this garbage litter their airwaves any longer.”
Trump turned his attention to Noah while also getting a dig in at another comedian enemy of his: Jimmy Kimmel. “The host, Trevor Noah, whoever he may be, is almost as bad as Jimmy Kimmel at the Low Ratings Academy Awards,” said Trump, claiming to be unfamiliar with Noah’s work. For what it’s worth, Trump recently pulled the same move with album of the year winner and Super Bowl half time headliner Bad Bunny, claiming that he had “never heard of” the global Latin music superstar before ripping his work apart.
Trump then turned his attention to Noah’s insinuation that he had spent any time on Epstein’s island. “Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!!” wrote Trump. “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.”
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