Trump Still Wants Fort Knox Review ‘To See If The Gold Is There’
Trump renewed doubts about the Kentucky bullion depository as Treasury officials said a Sept. 30 audit found all the gold was there.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump told journalist Sharyl Attkisson he intends to visit Fort Knox to verify U.S. gold reserves, speculating that "maybe somebody stole the gold" without elaborating on who would have stolen them.
- Trump first signaled his desire to audit Fort Knox in February 2025 while Elon Musk headed the Department of Government Efficiency, promoting the push and suggesting a live-streamed walkthrough of the facility.
- The United States Bullion Depository holds 147.3 million fine troy ounces of gold, though no visitors are permitted inside its secure vault, and more than 26,000 soldiers and civilian employees work at the Kentucky installation.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated "We do an audit every year" and confirmed a September 30, 2024, report verified all gold was accounted for, with any senator able to arrange a visit through his office.
- Multiple legislators including Senator Rand Paul and Representative Thomas Massie have backed inspection efforts, yet Trump appeared to have no memory of spreading rumors about missing gold just a year later.
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The US President reiterated on Sunday his desire to personally inspect the millions of ingots, estimated at 700 billion dollars, that sleep in one of the most secure sites in the world.
Donald Trump wants a Fort Knox opening to physically check US gold reserves. The US gold stock is estimated at nearly $700 billion.
Trump Still Wants to Verify U.S. Gold Reserves at Ft. Knox
President Donald Trump expressed his continued interest in inspecting Fort Knox to personally verify the presence of the nation’s gold reserves, which are valued at nearly $700 billion. This comes in light of concerns raised last year regarding the security of the highly protected bullion depository. “We wanted to go and knock on the door...
Trump gives update on long overdue Fort Knox audit · American Wire News
President Donald Trump discussed whether or not he plans on conducting a comprehensive audit of Fort Knox’s gold stash. Trump joined Sharyl Attkisson for a wide-ranging interview that included his desire to crack open Fort Knox to see if there is still any of the nation’s gold reserve left, which carries an estimated value of around $700 billion. The idea for an audit came up last year when Elon Musk, then acting as the boss of the Department of…
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