President Donald Trump is casting doubt -- without providing evidence -- over whether much of the nation's store of gold still exists at the famous United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky, raising questions about whether somebody "stole" it. What's more, he's said he wants to go to Fort Knox to see for himself.
Trump's treasury secretary says the gold is in the vault at Fort Knox. Musk's planned visit looks like an attempt to hype his social media platform.
Despite assurances made last week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that all of the U.S. gold reserves kept at Fort Knox are “present and accounted for,” President Trump continues to insist that he and Elon Musk will soon travel to Kentucky to make sure the gold bars haven’t been stolen.