Trump Still Wants Fort Knox Review ‘To See If The Gold Is There’

BreakingBusinessBreaking NewsTrump Still Wants Fort Knox Review ‘To See If The Gold Is There’ByZachary Folk,Forbes Staff. I cover breaking news.Follow AuthorMay 10, 2026, 12:22pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.ToplinePresident Donald Trump on Sunday said he still wanted to examine the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox—, a fixation for a time during his first year in office—as he again speculated about the condition of the United States’ bullion depository.Gold bars stored at the U.S. Depository in Ft. Knox in 1974 photo.Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Key FactsSpeaking on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, a program broadcast by Sinclair Broadcast Group, Trump responded to a viewer question about an audit of Fort Knox he supposedly announced last February.Trump said he “played with” the idea of an audit and “wanted to go knock on the door of Fort Knox,” a push then-Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk heavily promoted at the time.The president added, “I wonder if they left the gold in Fort Knox because they steal a lot,” but did not elaborate on who would have supposedly stolen the reserves, which are estimated to hold 147.3 million fine troy ounces of gold in the Kentucky military base, which is priced at $42.22 per ounce.When pressed on if there was a real need to examine the gold reserves, Trump said, “well I don’t know, I do want to go to Fort Knox some time. I want to see if the gold is there, which I’m sure it will be.”It is unclear if the president has any future plans to travel to the fort near Louisville, Kentucky, and the White House did not immediately return a request for comment about the matter. if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = ifra...