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Trump says he wants to check whether the gold in Fort Knox is still there because ‘they steal a lot’

The Independent·Brendan Rascius·22 days ago
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President Donald Trump says he still wants to travel to Fort Knox , peer inside its secure vaults and verify that the gold is still there — because, he said: “They steal a lot.” In a Sunday interview with journalist Sharyl Attkisson, the 79-year-old billionaire was asked about his February 2025 pledge to inspect the Kentucky military installation, which houses a large share of the country’s bullion reserves . “Well, we wanted to go and knock on their door — Fort Knox, very thick door — and to see whether or not we have any gold in there,” Trump said, after being reminded about his earlier promise. “It’s a very interesting question. We played with that. I wondered if they left the gold in Fort Knox because they steal a lot,” he added, though who exactly he was referring to was not clarified. When asked if he still intends to follow through, the Republican president responded: “I do want to go to Fort Knox sometime.…

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