WASHINGTON — Whereas flying again to Washington aboard Air Power One on Wednesday evening, a reporter requested President Donald Trump whether or not Elon Musk would pursue finances cuts on the Pentagon.
His response may be complicated to anybody who hasn’t spent the final a number of days monitoring Musk’s account on X.
Trump mentioned Musk can be taking a look at Fort Knox, the legendary depository for American gold reserves in Kentucky.
Why? “To verify the gold is there,” Trump mentioned.
One other reporter appeared puzzled. The place would the gold have gone?
“If the gold isn’t there, we’re going to be very upset,” Trump mentioned.
Musk, the world’s richest man, who was touring with the Republican president aboard Air Power One, has spent days posting about this difficulty.
“Who’s confirming that gold wasn’t stolen from Fort Knox?” he wrote Monday. “Possibly it’s there, perhaps it’s not.”
“LIVESTREAM IT,” somebody commented. Musk responded with two hearth emojis.
Musk and Trump may ask Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in regards to the difficulty.
Earlier Wednesday, he was requested in regards to the conspiracy idea by Dan O’Donnell, a chat present host in Wisconsin.
“We do an audit yearly,” Bessent mentioned. “All of the gold is current and accounted for.”
“That is one thing that persons are apparently very involved about,” O’Donnell mentioned. “Elon Musk has been promising to confirm that the gold continues to be there.”
Bessent mentioned he can be completely happy to rearrange an inspection for any senator who’s .
