Musk and Trump fan the flames of the conspiracy theory that Fort Knox's gold was stolen

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk have fanned the flames of a baseless rumor about America’s gold reserves at least a dozen times since mid-February.

The conspiracy theory, alleging without evidence that someone might have stolen the gold reserves from Fort Knox, Kentucky, has circulated for decades, but it seems to have first appeared on the Trump administration’s radar after far-right financial blog Zero Hedge tagged Musk in a post about the idea on X.

Since then, Musk and Trump have shared the idea and teased plans for a personal inspection of the fortress that holds the government’s gold bars.

Despite raising alarm and fueling conspiracy chatter online and offline, there is no evidence that any gold is missing, and there’s no indication that Musk or Trump has taken any concrete steps toward visiting Fort Knox. A White House spokesperson declined to comment on their plans, saying in an email: “No announcements at this time.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/musk-trump-fan-flames-conspiracy-090000978.html

[GoCubsGo]

1. Every accusation is a confession.

Those motherfuckers probably cleaned out Ft. Knox.

[Irish_Dem]

3. That would be a logical interpretation of their comments.

They are interested in the crime of stealing US gold reserves.

[Lovie777]

2. Under their watch.....

[C_U_L8R]

4. Eternal wisdom probably applies

He who smelt it, dealt it.

Classic deflection by Team Trump.

[FirstLight]

5. Here we go...

Not like they're setting it up to cover their tracks or anything..? Ugh, it's so blatant at this point. How can anybody not see it?

[DET]

6. Just Like the Stolen Documents

‘Maybe I took it and maybe I didn’t - but it was mine! I’m the President and I can take anything I want!’

[Marcuse]

7. DOGE conducts "a personal inspection of the fortress that holds the government's gold bars."

[SocialDemocrat61]

8. Here's the chief suspect