U.S. President Donald Trump on the 2nd warned that he could sue the Grammy Awards host who joked about tying him to billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
At the Grammys held the day before, host Trevor Noah said all artists want a Grammy as much as President Trump wants Greenland, adding, "After Epstein died, he (President Trump) needed a new island to hang out on with Bill Clinton (former president)."
In response, President Trump wrote the same day on the social media (SNS) platform Truth Social, "Total failure Noah would be wise to promptly correct the facts," and, "I think I'll send my lawyers to this poor, pathetic, talentless MC and file a massive lawsuit."
He also said, "Noah said Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein's island, but that is wrong," adding, "I can't speak for Bill (Clinton), but I have never been to Epstein's island or even near it."
President Trump said this year's Grammys were "the worst" and "virtually unwatchable."
Epstein, a former hedge fund manager, was arrested on charges of committing sex crimes against minors and others, and in 2019 died by suicide in prison. Little Saint James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which he owned, has been identified as a site of sex crimes.
President Trump was once close to Epstein but is known to have cut ties. After Epstein's sex crime records were recently released, he has said that he did nothing inappropriate during their interactions.