President Donald Trump announced on social media over the weekend that he is planning to travel to Fort Knox, Kentucky, to ensure that the stockpile of gold that has long been reported to be stored at the military base is actually there.
“We’re gonna go into Fort Knox to make sure the gold is there,” Trump said in a clip posted to X.
According to the U.S. Mint, the last time a gold vault was inspected by individuals other than authorized personnel was during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit to the Bullion Depository in 1943 — 82 years ago.
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