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Trump wants Fort Knox ‘physically audited’ after stunning $40M arrest — here's why so many are after the yellow metal
The spotlight is back on Fort Knox, thanks to a renewed push for an in-person audit by President Donald Trump — a demand fueled by his Truth Social post referencing a New York Post story about a former CIA official, David Rush, allegedly caught with a staggering $40 million in gold bars. On Truth Social, Trump reposted a screenshot of the article covering the Rush case and added a brief message: “Time to Physically Audit Fort Knox.” This isn’t a new fixation for Trump, who’s been floating the idea of personally visiting Fort Knox to verify that America’s gold reserves are still there since February 2025. ... (full story)