President Donald Trump has threatened to sue Trevor Noah (The Daily Show, Black Panther) over his comments surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein controversy during the Grammy’s telecast. Trump took to Truth Social to air his grievances about the award show.

 “The Grammy Awards are the WORST, virtually unwatchable! CBS is lucky not to have this garbage litter their airwaves any longer. The host, Trevor Noah, whoever he may be, is almost as bad as Jimmy Kimmel at the Low Ratings Academy Awards. Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!!”Trump posted on the social platform.

Trump continued to refute the claim that he had been to Epstein’s Island, “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. It looks like I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, 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! President DJT”

Noah made jokes about Trump’s desire to take Greenland before the Song Of The Year Award was announced.  “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,” Noah said via Forbes.

According to Forbes, Trump and Epstein reportedly cut ties in the mid 2000s. Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort has stated that Epstein has been banned since 2007 after Trump had discovered Epstein was stealing from “people who worked for me.” Last year, Trump responded to his presence on the island:  “I never had the privilege of going to his island, and I did turn it down…In one of my very good moments, I turned it down.”

This is Trump’s latest bout in multiple rounds with comedians and late-night hosts. According to mxdwn, Stephen Colbert’s (The Colbert Report, The Daily Show)  The Late Show was cancelled in 2025. The network has repeatedly stated it was due to financial reasons. Some have noted that Colbert was a frequent critic of Trump, and the cancellation coincided with a period when CBS needed the president’s approval for a merger with Skydance.

mxdwn has reported that Jimmy Kimmel (Jimmy Kimmel Live1, Crank Yankers) was suspended after comments made about the death of right-wing political commentator Charlie Kirk. FCC chairman Brendan Carr threatened to pull ABC’s license after the remarks. Disney, ABC’s parent company,  eventually reinstated Kimmel after fans began to cancel their subscriptions to Disney+.

Whether Trump’s threats have any legal merit is yet to be determined. Comedy is generally well protected from civil prosecution. A case would likely hinge on whether a reasonable person could determine whether the comments were satire.

The rest of the Grammys were rife with political commentary. Fresh off becoming the first Spanish-language artist to win album of the year, Bad Bunny would take a stand in his acceptance speech, proclaiming “ICE out”. Ban Bunny has faced backlash for his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show. The reggaeton artist is an American citizen hailing from Puerto Rico.

Billie Eilish also took a position against immigration crackdowns, stating, “No one is illegal on stolen land.” Kehlani used more explicit terms when deriding the federal agency saying “F**k ICE.” at the end of her speech.