The President warned that the comedian "better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast”
Donald Trump is threatening to sue comedian Trevor Noah over a “garbage” joke made about Epstein island at the Grammy Awards.
The comedian hosted last night’s (February 1) ceremony in Los Angeles, which saw several political comments made throughout, with winners like Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish and Olivia Dean speaking out against ICE and the administration in their speeches.
Trevor Noah takes another jab at Donald Trump #Grammys: “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” pic.twitter.com/quUWEpX4NL
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Trump was the target of several barbs over the course of Sunday’s ceremony, and before the Song of the Year winner was named, Noah quipped: “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.”
In a later post shared on the Truth Social platform, the US President hit out at Noah, calling him a “total loser” and warning that he “better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast”.
Epstein was arrested in July 2019 for sex trafficking and was found dead in his jail cell in August of that year, with authorities later ruling it as suicide.
Trump’s friendship with the disgraced financier was well documented, but was said to have ended in the early ’00s. His resistance to releasing the Epstein files – a U-turn on his previous election promise to share them with the public – has led many to speculate that they contained damaging information about the President or those close to him.
As well as reserving several jibes for Trump, Noah was also unflinching when addressing his MAGA allies, particularly new found Trump fan Nicki Minaj. The host joked that the rapper – who been nominated for a Grammy 12 times but never won – skipped the ceremony because she was still at the White House “discussing very important issues.”
In a stark warning to Noah, Trump warned that other TV channels and presenters hadn’t fared well against his legal might. “Ask Little George Slopadopolus [ABC host George Stephanopoulos] and others, how that all worked out,” he wrote.
“Also ask CBS! Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you! President DJT.” Noah is yet to respond to Trump’s post. (Excerpt from NME)
