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Zero Hedge urges Musk to audit gold at Fort Knox and Sen. Paul wants to help
By Ryan King
New York Post
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Elon Musk could get a golden audit.
The world's richest man got encouragement Sunday to bring his cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency into one of the most secure places in the world: Fort Knox.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, called for a review of the vault’s massive gold reserves — worth an estimated $425 billion based on market rates -- in response to the tech mogul’s musings about the stash.
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Musk, 53, drew attention to a user who asked him to "take a look inside Fort Knox just to make sure the 4,580 tons of U.S. gold is there."
"Surely it's reviewed at least every year," Musk replied to X user Zerohedge.
"Nope. Let's do it," Paul, 62, chimed in, referring to the Army installation south of Louisville.
The Kentucky senator’s father, former Rep. Ron Paul , R-Texas -- a big gold bug -- had previously pressed government officials for greater transparency on the country’s reserves. ...
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