{"id":2404725,"date":"2025-02-20T14:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-echoes-musk-in-call-to-ensure-fort-knox-gold-is-still-there\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:02:21","slug":"trump-echoes-musk-in-call-to-ensure-fort-knox-gold-is-still-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-echoes-musk-in-call-to-ensure-fort-knox-gold-is-still-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump echoes Musk in call to ensure Fort Knox gold &#8216;is still there&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-echoes-musk-in-call-to-ensure-fort-knox-gold-is-still-there%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404725&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former \u200dPresident Donald Trump has expressed\u200c a desire to personally verify the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-saudi-arabia-cut-us-debt-holdings-in-anti-dollar-push-treasury-data\/\" title=\"China and Saudi Arabia reduce US debt holdings in anti-dollar move: Treasury data.\">gold\u2062 reserves<\/a> at Fort Knox,despite assurances from Treasury Secretary Scott \u200dBessent that everything is in order. This initiative echoes\u2062 comments made by Elon Musk,who has shown interest in \u2062facilitating a governmental audit of the facility,even\u200b suggesting a livestream\u2063 of\u200c the visit. Fort Knox\u200c is famously known for housing a significant\u200c portion of the United States&#8217; \u2064gold. Trump emphasized the importance of \u2064ensuring the gold \u200cis \u200dstill there, mentioning potential concerns about budget cuts for the Pentagon. In \u200c1974, public access to the Fort Knox vaults was restricted, wich \u2063has\u2064 led to various conspiracy theories regarding the gold&#8217;s \u2063safety.A full \u2062audit could lead to a dramatic reevaluation of the gold&#8217;s worth, potentially adding \u2063up to $750 \u2064billion to the Treasury\u2019s estimates.However, such a \u200cmove would require \u2063Congressional approval.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump echoes Musk in call to investigate Fort Knox gold despite Bessent&rsquo;s assurances<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1918800\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> vowed to check on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1860732\/man-found-dead-in-lake-on-fort-knox-army-base\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Fort Knox<\/a> to ensure that its gold stockpiles are still present, despite Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent&rsquo;s reassurances that everything is where it should be.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Fort Knox is a military base best known for housing the majority of the United States&rsquo;s gold reserves. The task is likely to be carried out by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Elon-Musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>&lsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency &mdash; the billionaire first proposed the idea earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First U.S. Cavalry Mechanised, guarding the unloading of a gold truck at the gold vault at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1937. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to go into Fort Knox to make sure the gold is still there,&rdquo; President Donald Trump told reporters in response to a question about possible budget cuts for the Pentagon. &ldquo;We hope everything is fine with Fort Knox, the fabled Fort Knox, but we&rsquo;re going to go to Fort Knox and make sure the gold is still there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">gold isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t there, we&rsquo;re going to be very upset,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. closed the vaults of the Fort Knox Bullion Depository to the public in 1974, leading to speculation and conspiracy theories about whether some of the gold had been removed. Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Mitch-McConnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY) led a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-76-of-141-republican-representatives-in-pa-send-letter-to-congress-asking-them-to-reject-states-20-electors\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 76 of 141 Re...an Representatives in PA Send Letter to Congress Asking Them to Reject State&#039;s 20 Electors\">congressional delegation<\/a> into the vault in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Dan O&rsquo;Donnell, a talk show host in Wisconsin, asked Bessent about the possibility that the gold could be missing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do an audit every year. All the gold is present and accounted for,&rdquo; Bessent said, adding that he would be happy to arrange for a trip for Trump and Musk to see the vault for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has enthusiastically boosted the issue in recent days, going so far as to express his wish for a livestream of a visit to the vault.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A livestream of Fort Knox would be &#128293;&#128293;<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hFJXMnEjvy\">pic.twitter.com\/hFJXMnEjvy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1892422930274881918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A full audit of Fort Knox&rsquo;s gold reserves by the Treasury, something long called for by Republicans, could also have another major implication. <em>MarketWatch<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/trumps-talking-about-auditing-fort-knox-it-might-be-a-750-billion-maneuver-de77315b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"noted\">noted<\/a> that a full audit could lead to a revaluation of its holdings, giving the Treasury another $750 billion, according to one estimate. The gold reserves are on the book for $42 an ounce while gold is currently trading at a record high of roughly $3,000 per ounce.<\/p>\n<p>Congress would have to approve an increase in the official price of gold if the move were to be undertaken, however.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1918800\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1918800\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump supports Musk&#8217;s call to verify Fort Knox gold stocks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2404726,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fort-Knox.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34701,50750,50751,4250,3634],"class_list":["post-2404725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conspiracy-theories","tag-fort-knox","tag-gold-reserves","tag-musk","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fort-Knox.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404725"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404729,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404725\/revisions\/2404729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}