Posted on 07/15/2026 6:17:02 PM PDT by logi_cal869
Q: Have you visited Fort Knox?
BESSENT: I am happy to say, all gold is present and accounted for! The US has the LARGEST pile of gold in the world, over $1 trillion.
What ever happened to ‘trust but verify’?
GMTA.
Show me! I have Missouri relatives.
Goody. The US debt is at $39 trillion so now we have only $38 trillion to pay off.
“Take an AI pic of it. That’ll work”
They should take a picture of Mich McConnel sitting on the gold bars so they can refute two conspiracy theories at the same time.
The Walrus is Paul.
Strike as non-responsive.
The next Question should have been: “It’s a yes or no question, Mr. Secretary. Have you visited Fort Knox, yes or no?”
But, how many times has each bar been hypothecated?
THe question may not be whether it's there... it probably is. The question is who owns it? THe question is how many owners are there? Who is the Alodial owner anyways?
One thirty-fifth of the national debt.
Does anybody believe this knob gobbler? Just because he occasionally lands a zinger in front of a live stream committee?
Is one trillion at the current price of gold at 4k@oz.
Hey - he saw it . MUST be true lol !
Isn’t he the one that was reported that roughed up Elon Musk when they had a disagreement back during the DOGE days?
According to Wiki, Fort Knox holds approximately 147.3 million troy ounces of gold (about 4,580 metric tons).
This stash makes up roughly 56% of the total official U.S. gold reserves.
The rest is distributed between the Denver Mint, West Point Mint, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
What is with the hate and derision of Scott Bessent on this thread?
Is it just people being flip and frivolous about his comment? Because it seems like something else.
Not sure I understand what the dynamic is here. He is a solid component of this administration, doing a great job, and we are lucky he is the Secretary of the Treasury.
Most people are more interested in his policies than his sexual orientation..
I thought it was in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills.
I understand people wanting proof that the gold is there but they couldn’t tell you what kind of proof is good enough. There is no way to satisfy them.
We’re spending at least 2 of those on our non-war.
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