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Trump Says He Will Check Amount of Gold Stored at Fort Knox

President Donald Trump announced plans to investigate Fort Knox after Elon Musk suggested auditing the gold reserves there.
Trump stated, 'If the gold isn't there, we're going to be very upset,' highlighting concerns over the gold's presence.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that all the gold is present and accounted for and that annual audits are conducted.
The last reported audit of Fort Knox occurred in September 1974, with the most recent tour of the base occurring on August 24, 2017.

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Trump administration will check Fort Knox to ensure the 'gold is there'

There have been conspiracy theories around the gold and whether or not it is at Fort Knox.

20 hours ago·Washington, United States

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USA Today

Trump vows to 'make sure' gold is at Fort Knox. Treasury Secretary says it's accounted for.

Elon Musk was pushing for an audit of Fort Knox to make sure gold is still there. Donald Trump promised to do just that, but his Treasury Secretary says it's "present and accounted for."

20 hours ago·United States

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Washington Examiner

Trump echoes Musk in call to ensure Fort Knox gold 'is still there'

President Donald Trump vowed to check on Fort Knox to ensure that its gold stockpiles are still present despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s reassurances that everything is where it should be. Fort Knox is a military base best known for housing the majority of the United States’s gold reserves. The task is likely to be carried out by Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency, and the billionaire first proposed the idea earlier this w…

23 hours ago·Washington, United States

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New York Post

Trump says he and Elon Musk ‘will be very upset’ if Fort Knox gold was stolen

The Kentucky installation holds 147.3 million ounces of gold — more than half of the Treasury Department's reserves, officials say.

1 day ago·New York, United States

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Business Insider

Trump and Musk say they want to make sure the Fort Knox gold is still there: 'Maybe it's there, maybe it's not'

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are unsure if there is still gold at the famed US repository. The Treasury Department says it is checked every year.

1 day ago·United States

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WLKY

Trump wants to check on the gold in Fort Knox, Kentucky

President Trump wants to check to make sure there is still gold in Kentucky at the legendary depository for American gold reserves. Why? For some reason, he and Elon Musk are worried it's gone.

1 day ago·Louisville, United States

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