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By Rebecca Reynolds\u00a0 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) \u2014 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 \u201call the gold is present and accounted for.\u201d The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox has stored precious metal bullion reserves for the United States since 1937 and has become synonymous for secure and well protected. Along with protecting gold reserves, Fort Knox is currently also used as the Army’s human resources command center, and it hosts the Army’s largest annual training event each summer. \u201cWe\u2019re going to open up the the doors. We\u2019re going to inspect Fort Knox,\u201d Trump… <\/p>\n

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By Rebecca Reynolds\u00a0 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) \u2014 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 \u201call the gold is present and accounted for.\u201d The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox has stored precious metal bullion reserves for the United States since 1937 and has become synonymous for secure and well protected. Along with protecting gold reserves, Fort Knox is currently also used as the Army’s human resources command center, and it hosts the Army’s largest annual training event each summer. \u201cWe\u2019re going to open up the the doors. We\u2019re going to inspect Fort Knox,\u201d Trump... <\/p>\n

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