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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Elon Musk would be checking out Fort Knox to make sure the gold is still there. While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon.

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."