President Donald Trump lashed out at comedian Trevor Noah in a late night social media rant bashing the Grammy Awards.
Trump, a frequent critic of awards shows, said the Grammys “are the WORST” and “virtually unwatchable” in a 1 a.m. Truth Social post on Monday morning. He then blasted Noah, saying that he is “almost as bad” as comedian Jimmy Kimmel hosting the Oscars.
He took issue with Noah’s joke related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case. The Epstein case was thrust back into the national spotlight when the Justice Department released more documents on Friday.
“Song of the Year—Congratulations, Billie Eilish, wow,“ Noah said on Sunday.
”That is a Grammy that every artist wants almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense. I mean, because Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton,“ he added. ”I told you, it’s my last year. What are you going to do about it?”
Trump has been heavily scrutinized for his relationship with Epstein and appears frequently throughout the Epstein files. He has not been accused of any wrongdoing and has said he has never been Epstein’s private compound on Little Saint James Island.
Trump threatened legal action against Noah in a scathing post on Truth Social, in which he denied going to Epstein island.
“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,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“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$,” he added.
Trump then referenced his previous lawsuits brought against the media, including ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos and CBS News’ “60 Minutes.”
“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!” Trump concluded.
Noah, who has hosted the award show six times, largely played it safe during his monologue at the Grammys. Many celebrities criticized Trump’s immigration crackdown throughout the U.S. by wearing “ICE OUT” pins on the red carpet.
At a different point in the show, Noah joked about the president’s penchant for suing TV networks when he said the Grammys were airing “completely live” because “if we edited any of the show, the president would sue CBS for $16 billion,” referring to Trump’s recent history with CBS News and a settlement he got from Paramount last summer.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
