Trump ridiculed for new conspiracy theory he pulled out of the 'garbage he reads on X'
President Donald Trump was ridiculed on Friday morning for going down another internet conspiracy rabbit hole and telling reporters he fears Ft. Knox does not contain all the gold the government has been claiming. In a recent interview on Air Force One, the president told reporters, "We’re going to go into Fort Knox to make sure the gold is there. We’re going to go into Fort Knox,” before adding, "If the gold isn’t there, we’re going to be very upset.” Using a late-night monologue on Trump latest obsession by TV host Stephen Colbert as a leaping-off point, "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Jonathan Lemire laughed at the president for buying into another unsupported fantasy pushed in conspiracy circles. "But so much that gets like so many conspiracy theories that get knocked around on X actually end up coming out of the president's mouth," he pointed out.
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