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Trump still wants to crack open Fort Knox to personally confirm $700B gold cache has not been stolen
New York Post ^ | May 10, 2026, 12:58 p.m. ET | Ryan King

Posted on 05/11/2026 12:28:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai

President Trump believes this is his golden opportunity.

The president revealed that he’s still eager to crack open Fort Knox and personally ensure that the nation’s gold reserve — valued at nearly $700 billion — is still in the highly secure bullion depository following an uproar about it last year.

“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,” Trump told “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson” in an interview that dropped Sunday.

Last year, former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) boss Elon Musk reacted to a social media user’s suggestion that he should inspect the country’s gold reserves.

The gold stash in the über-secure Kentucky facility accounts for half of the government’s gold supply.

It’s not fully clear when the facility last went through a comprehensive audit.

“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,” the president mused. “I do want to go to Fort Knox sometime.” …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: audit; doge; fortknox; gold; goldreserves; goldstandard; letusseeit; putitonyoutube; trump; weneedpictures; wherearethepictures

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1 posted on 05/11/2026 12:28:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Why hasn’t he already gone there? Its not lime they can refuse him. 🙄


2 posted on 05/11/2026 12:30:30 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Olog-hai

Then do it. Trump is POTUS.


3 posted on 05/11/2026 12:31:57 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: Olog-hai

Sigh. If only he had the power to do stuff ...


4 posted on 05/11/2026 12:32:01 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: Olog-hai

If you go, be sure to randomly check the weights of the bricks, sacks, whatever they are using for your visit. I wouldn’t put it past .gov agencies to have raided the place like they did the strategic reserve.


5 posted on 05/11/2026 12:34:10 PM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (What's the difference between a Libertarian and a Liberal? The spelling.)
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To: Olog-hai

If only half of our gold is there, where is the other half?...........


6 posted on 05/11/2026 12:34:51 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Because they are currently refilling it


7 posted on 05/11/2026 12:35:22 PM PDT by C210N
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To: Red Badger

If only half of our gold is there, where is the other half?...........


In a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills.


8 posted on 05/11/2026 12:35:51 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Red Badger

NY bank vaults


9 posted on 05/11/2026 12:36:23 PM PDT by C210N
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To: Olog-hai

> “I do want to go to Fort Knox sometime.” <

I’d take that comment more seriously if we were back in the first year of his presidency (2017). But now? It looks like a version of the old Charlie Brown football routine.

The football is an inspection of Fort Knox.
And Charlie Brown is the American citizen.


10 posted on 05/11/2026 12:36:50 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: Olog-hai

This is just him playing politics.

There’s no constraint against the President inspecting the gold. He can order an audit any time, it’s one of his responsibilities.

He needs to stop channeling Geraldo and just do it or be quiet about it and stop with the reality tv teasing.


11 posted on 05/11/2026 12:36:51 PM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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I think Trump should dress exactly like Whorealdo did for Capone's vault, as the outcome is likely to be the same.


12 posted on 05/11/2026 12:37:21 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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13 posted on 05/11/2026 12:37:39 PM PDT by abb
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To: Olog-hai; All
Thank you for referencing that article Olog-hai.

Trump still wants to crack open Fort Knox to personally confirm $700B gold cache has not been stolen


Alleged:

Ft. Knox Full of Impure Gold Unfit for International Transactions (4.28.26)

14 posted on 05/11/2026 12:41:04 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: ClearCase_guy; Georgia Girl 2

Some don’t believe the current swamp-draining is an elaborate game of chess.

But this truly is all about moves and countermoves.

President Trump knows EXACTLY what he’s doing. And he knows EXACTLY when to make the next move.


15 posted on 05/11/2026 12:42:14 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: Olog-hai

I had completely forgotten about this other addition to the list of broken promises.


16 posted on 05/11/2026 12:49:04 PM PDT by nitzy
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To: Olog-hai

This is one of the dumbest urban legends there is.


17 posted on 05/11/2026 12:49:22 PM PDT by XRdsRev (Justice for Bernell Trammell, black Trump supporter, executed in the street in broad daylight 2020.a)
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To: Olog-hai

Send in Geraldo.


18 posted on 05/11/2026 12:50:05 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Olog-hai

What’s he waiting for, someone to put it all back?...


19 posted on 05/11/2026 12:50:09 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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20 posted on 05/11/2026 12:52:54 PM PDT by DFG
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