Trump, 79, Forgets He Accused Army of Robbing Fort Knox

President Donald Trump can’t even keep track of his own conspiracy theories.

During an interview on Full Measure , host Sharyl Attkisson pressed Trump about his allegations that someone had stolen from the country’s gold reserve at Fort Knox.

“What happened to the audit of Fort Knox?” Attkisson asked.

After a long pause, Trump replied: “Which one are you talking about?”

Attkisson gently reminded Trump that shortly after he reentered office, he and Elon Musk both discussed auditing Fort Knox. In fact, they both cast doubt—without providing a shred of evidence—on whether the more than 4,600 tons of gold was still there at all.

“Well, we wanted to go and knock on their door—Fort Knox, very thick door—and to see whether or not we have any gold in there. Cuz uh, we take a look at, it’s a very interesting question, yeah?” Trump said. “We played with that. I wonder if they left the gold in Fort Knox, cause they steal a lot.”

“No need to really do that though?” Attkisson asked, as if speaking to a child.

“Well, I don’t know, I think that it’s uh, I do want to go to Fort Knox sometime, I want to see if the gold is there. Which I’m sure it will be,” he said.

ATTKISSON: What happened to the audit of Fort Knox?

TRUMP: Which one are you talking about?

ATTKISSON: You and Elon Musk talked about auditing the gold

TRUMP: We wanted to go knock on the door and see whether or not we have any gold in there. We played with that. I wonder if… pic.twitter.com/7ZYem7h9g3

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 10, 2026

Trump appeared to have no memory of spreading rumors about the missing gold at Fort Knox, and to be unable to really commit to them just a year later. This comes as concerns over Trump’s mental acuity have been mounting, and the president has insisted he’s aced all three of the dementia tests he’s been forced to take.