Despite assurances made last week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that all of the U.S. gold reserves kept at Fort Knox are “present and accounted for,” President Trump continues to insist that he and Elon Musk will soon travel to Kentucky to make sure the gold bars haven’t been stolen.

President Donald Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says there is an audit every year and that “all the gold is present and accounted for.

President Donald Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says there is an audit every year and that “all the gold is present and accounted for.

Trump vowed to send a team to visit Fort Knox, the military base best known for housing the majority of the nation's gold reserves.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S. taxpayers don’t need to worry about the security of their private data while Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team seeks to make

In a Fox News interview on Tuesday, newly-appointed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended his president Donald Trump’s decision to allow Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) look through Treasury data in its mission to cut federal spending and save the US economy.

The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox has stored precious metal bullion reserves for the United States since 1937.

The Kentucky installation holds 147.3 million ounces of gold — more than half of the Treasury Department’s reserves, officials say.

Trump's treasury secretary says the gold is in the vault at Fort Knox. Musk's planned visit looks like an attempt to hype his social media platform.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Democrats raising red flags around DOGE are "worried that they're part of the waste, fraud and abuse."

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to know if the American people have been ... "Maybe it's there, maybe it's not." Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the department already audits the stockpile every year. "I don't have any plans to go ...

The treasury secretary added that DOGE's efforts could eventually lead to “several percent of GDP that we are saving.”