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 of Fort Knox — a very thick door — and to see whether or not we have any gold in there,” Trump told “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson” in a wide-ranging interview that was aired on Sunday.

Last year, Elon Musk, the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), responded to a suggestion from a social media user that he should inspect the country’s gold reserves. The gold stored at the ultra-secure facility in Kentucky accounts for half of the government’s overall gold supply. However, it is not entirely clear when the facility last underwent a comprehensive audit, according to a report by the New York Post.