President Donald Trump said he's going to check on the country's supply of gold stored at the famously secure Fort Knox depository, in what would be an unusual glimpse into the vault not typically accessed by presidents or the public. "If the gold isn't ...

Now that he’s successfully renamed the Gulf of Mexico and bullied anyone who won’t accept the Gulf of America, Donald Trump has a new obsession that’s ripped straight from right-wing social media: making sure the gold in Fort Knox is still there.

Despite assurances made last week by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that all of the U.S. gold reserves kept at the Fort Knox military installation 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.

Recent public statements from Donald Trump and Elon Musk question whether the gold stored at Fort Knox is actually there. It almost certainly is. Here's a rundown of the history of the gold is gone conspiracy theories and how we know we actually have gold at Fort Knox.

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.

Elon Musk was pushing for an audit of Fort Knox to make sure gold is still there. Donald Trump promised to do just that, but his Treasury Secretary says it's "present and accounted for."

While President Trump says he personally plans to check on the nation’s massive gold stockpile at Fort Knox, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says other ranking government officials have verified the supply of precious metal is indeed there and safe.

President Trump and Elon Musk aim to verify Fort Knox's gold reserves, addressing public skepticism about its contents.