‼️ BREAKING NEWS ‼️
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 18, 2026
1. Tripped on small step.
2. In a London hotel restaurant. (🙄)
3. Fractured femur.
4. So badly I needed new hip.
5. Recovering in hospital.
6. Crutches for 6wks
7. No long-haul for 12 wks.
8. New Year off to a cracking start!
9. I blame Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/dnFpYTPnDe
British broadcaster and commentator Piers Morgan, 60, announced on Sunday that he has been hospitalized and will require hip replacement surgery after tripping on a small step in a London hotel restaurant, resulting in a fractured femur. Sharing the news via a hospital-bed selfie on social media, Morgan detailed the incident with a characteristic mix of humor and sarcasm, writing, “‼ BREAKING NEWS ‼ 1. Tripped on a small step. 2. Inside a London hotel restaurant. (🙄) 3. Fell like a sack of spuds,” and noting his “New Year (is) off to a cracking start” before concluding, “I blame Donald Trump.” The former “America’s Got Talent” judge, who must now use crutches for six weeks and avoid long flights for three months, has a complicated history with the former president, having initially supported him before becoming a vocal critic.
Morgan’s joking blame directed at Trump follows years of pointed condemnation, particularly after the January 6th insurrection. “Trump’s gone mad,” Morgan said in the days following the Capitol attack, adding, “I never thought he was capable of this… He has played down to the very worst expectations of his worst critics … But I never imagined the person I had known for 15 years would incite a mob to attack the Capitol in America and attack democracy itself. He didn’t just cross a line, he trampled all over that line.” More recently, Morgan slammed Trump on his show, “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” for what he called “unhinged” comments about the deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, saying they crossed “every line of basic human decency.”
The incident sidelines the prominent media figure as he faces a significant recovery period. Morgan’s posts, which included an X-ray of his fracture, captured public attention, blending personal health news with his ongoing political commentary and his very public rift with the former U.S. president.