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South African comedian Trevor Noah told a joke as he hosted the Grammy awards on Sunday.
The former Daily Show host said the song of the year award was “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”.
At least one person watching was not amused: the president of the United States.
Donald Trump hit back on his Truth social platform, calling Noah a “poor, pathetic, talentless dope of an MC”, and adding that he would instruct lawyers who will be “suing him for plenty$”.
Both presidents’ names appear multiple times in tranches of papers known as the Epstein files, which include details of parties at Epstein’s private Caribbean island in which children were sexually abused. Trump and Clinton were both former friends of Epstein but have always denied wrongdoing or knowledge of Epstein’s sexual abuse.
Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys
Grammys host Trevor Noah has been threatened with legal action by Donald Trump for a joke during Sunday’s awards ceremony about the president’s connection to the disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The sentiment at the music awards appeared firmly against Trump and his administration. Numerous artists wore anti-ICE pins, and several winners called out Trump’s anti-immigrant sentiment in Minnesota and elsewhere.
US contractor sent Gaza plan to White House that would secure 300% profits
A US disaster response firm submitted a plan to White House officials that would guarantee 300% profits and a seven-year monopoly over a new trucking and logistics plan for Donald Trump’s board of peace in Gaza, according to a November proposal obtained by the Guardian.
Kristi Noem says all federal agents will begin wearing body cameras on patrol
The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, said that all federal agents in Minneapolis will immediately begin wearing body cameras and that the program will be expanded nationwide “as funding is available”.
The announcement comes after Republican senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin suggested, in a concession that could pave the way to an agreement on Capitol Hill to fund the much criticized agency, that ICE agents could wear body cameras on immigration patrols.
Iran’s top diplomat says government is ready for talks with US on a nuclear deal
Iran’s top diplomat has said the government is ready for negotiations with the US as the two countries reportedly prepared to send top envoys to Istanbul for high-stakes talks on the Iranian nuclear programme later this week.
Trump faces criticism as ‘beyond unprecedented’ UAE crypto deal raises conflict of interest fears
Donald Trump has been accused of “corruption, plain and simple” after it was revealed that a member of the Emirati royal family was behind a $500m investment into the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company.
Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in House Epstein investigation
The concession follows a tense back-and-forth between the Clintons and the Republican James Comer, chair of the House oversight committee, who said that he would insist both Clintons sit for a sworn deposition before the committee in order to fulfill the panel’s subpoenas.
DHS account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court
Immediately after a US border patrol agent shot two people in Oregon last month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the targets were “vicious” gang members connected to a prior shooting and alleged they had “attempted to run over” officers with their vehicle.
In the weeks since, key parts of the federal government’s narrative have fallen apart.
Catching up? Here’s what happened Sunday 1 February.
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