Musk wants US to check Fort Know gold reserves
By: Anthony robledo
USA Today
..... Elon Musk urged U.S. officials to audit how much gold is at the Fort Knox military base in Kentucky, addressing decades-old complaisances theories that the U.S. gold reserves are not there.
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The senior adviser for President Donald Trump has shared a few posts to X criticizing the lack of annual audits determining the amount of gold there. he responded to a user's post Saturday [02/15/2025] suggesting the Tesla CEO ensure the gold remains there with a question. "Surely it's reviewed at least every year?"
..... Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky responded to the post Sunday [02/16/2025] with, "Nope. Let's do it." The same day Musk responded to a post from Senate Mike Lee, where the Utah Republican said his repeated attempts to enter the base have been denied without a valid explanation.
..... "Who is confirming that gold wasn't stolen form Fort Knox? Musk wrote on Monday [02/17/2025] replying to Lee's comment. "Maybe it's there, maybe it's not. That gold is owned by the American public! We want to know if it;s still there."
..... The billionaire and SpaceX founder posted a memo Monday [02/17/2025] from the animated comedy :south Park" that reads "Annnnd It's Gone" with the caption, "Looking for the gold at Fort Knox ... "He also responded to a post by right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones suggesting creating a live video walk-through of the military base for the public to watch.
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USA Today has reached out to representatives at the Fort Knox base for comment.
..... Musk's comments come as the White House said Tuesday [02/18/2025] that Musk is not actually overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency, despite Trump previously announcing him as head of the new agency. White House Office of Administration Director Joshua fisher said in a declaration field in a U.S. District Court that musk is a "senior advisor to the president."
.... Fort Know is a military installation spanning 108,955 acres across three counties in Kentucky, about 40 miles south of Louisville. It's know for holding more than 147 million ounces of the U.S..' gold reserves.
..... The U.S. Mint states that there are 147.4 million ounces of gold at the Fort Knox depository, more than any other base. the U.S. owns 8,133.46 metric tons of gold, according to the World Gold Council, more than any other nation.
..... There is no evidence to suggest gold is missing form Fort Knox, though access to the military base is tightly limited to authorized personnel only.
..... The last reported audit at the Fort Knox reserve was in September 1974, when several congressional representatives assured the American public that the supply remained intact, according to the U.S. Mint. Gerald R. Ford, who was president at the time of the visit, allowed a batch of journalists to attend.
..... The last our of the Fort Knox base was on August 24, 2017, during the first Trump administration. Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, then- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and a few congressional representatives entered the base in the first visit by non-authorized personnel in over 40 years, according to the U.S. Mint.