President Donald Trump discussed whether or not he plans on conducting a comprehensive audit of Fort Knox’s gold stash.
Trump joined Sharyl Attkisson for a wide-ranging interview that included his desire to crack open Fort Knox to see if there is still any of the nation’s gold reserve left, which carries an estimated value of around $700 billion. The idea for an audit came up last year when Elon Musk, then acting as the boss of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), reacted to suggestions on X.
Look:
This gold is the property of the American people. I sure hope it’s still there!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2025
It would be cool to do a live video walkthrough of Fort Knox!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 17, 2025
Now, it appears that the president is still entertaining the notion of revealing whether or not the gold, which accounts for half of the United States’ total supply, is still safe and sound in the vault.
Watch the full interview: (Relevant portion begins at 19:21)
(Video Credit: Sharyl Attkisson)
“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,” he told Attkisson. “It’s a very interesting question. We played with that. I wonder if they left the gold in Fort Knox, because they steal a lot.”
“No need to really do that, though?” Attkisson asked.
“Well, I don’t know. I do want to go to Fort Knox sometime. I want to see if the gold is there, which I’m sure it will be,” the president responded.
Social media users reacted to the idea of an audit:
Lol that gold is long gone 🤣. If the government can rig the financial market what does that say 🤣
— Dorothy Hillhouse (@DorothyHil19229) May 10, 2026
I mean that’s not unreasonable. I’m sort of curious too.
— Jacob Rosales (@JacobRosales06) May 10, 2026
Want to See the dollar crash?
Seven minutes after he opens that thing up and it’s mostly gone
— madnugget1969 (@madnugget1969) May 10, 2026
Why would he think that? And why don’t we have a live camera feed in there? It’d be on my YouTube playlist
— Mike L. (@MikeL383939) May 10, 2026
They still didn’t look to see if the gold was there in Fort Knox yet?
What the heck are they waiting for!
What if aliens stole the gold?
— Joe Mclaughlin (@JoeMclaugh20675) May 11, 2026
Yeah, why did this get swept under the rug, considering the immense amount of corruption Americans want to see this
— Parnell Galant. 🇺🇸 (@ParnellGalant) May 10, 2026
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