United States President Donald Trump took to Truth Social soon after the conclusion of the 2026 Grammys telecast to bash the awards show as “virtually unwatchable” and to slam host Trevor Noah as “a total loser” after he mocked Trump live on air for his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Noah made a joke that suggested Trump was a guest on Epstein’s island.

“The Grammy Awards are the WORST, virtually unwatchable! CBS is lucky not to have this garbage litter their airwaves any longer,” Trump wrote. “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!!! 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 being there, not even by the Fake News Media.”

Trump has threatened to sue Trevor Noah over a joke the comedian made while hosting Sunday night's Grammy Awards.

"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$," Trump said Sunday night in a statement on his Truth Social media platform.

Trump frequently pursues lawsuits against critics and media organizations over comments he says damaged his reputation, drawing criticism from opponents who accuse him of trying to silence dissent.

Noah, a South African comedian who has hosted the Grammy Awards since 2021, attracted the ire of the American president with a joke about Trump's relationship with the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

After awarding singer Billie Eilish the song of the year award, Noah remarked: "That is a Grammy 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."

There is no verified evidence that either president visited Epstein's Little Saint James Island, which has been linked to sex crimes committed by Epstein against minors.

"Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!!" Trump said in his statement.

"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 and Epstein, who died in jail by apparent suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex-trafficking charges, were friends dating back to the 1980s. The American president said in July that they had a falling out in the early 2000s after Epstein "stole" spa staff from his Mar-a-Lago resort including Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in April.

On Friday, the Justice Department released millions of pages from its investigation into Epstein. Included in the documents were unverified claims and allegations submitted to the FBI that mention Trump in connection with alleged sex crimes involving minors.

Trump has denied wrongdoing. Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told CNN's State of the Union on Sunday that allegations included in the documents against Trump and others were "very quickly determined to not be credible." (Pieced together from reports by VARIETY and UPI)

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