Sen. Rand Paul is inviting Elon Musk to come to his state of Kentucky to review the largest reserves of gold in the U.S.
A libertarian X account with 2 million followers asked the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to set his sights on Fort Knox to make sure the U.S. supply of gold is still in its reserves.
Musk questioned why the gold supply is not reviewed every year, leading to speculation that he could look into the military base with the fortified vault full of U.S. gold.
Since President Donald Trump took office and put Musk in a position of power in Washington, the billionaire has targeted multiple agencies for cuts that the duo feels will save the federal government from ‘wasteful spending.’
He helped completely dismantle USAID – either firing or putting more than 10,000 employees in limbo – and has cut billions in funding in agencies like the Department of Education and fired four of the top financial officials at FEMA.
‘It would be great if Elon Musk could take a look inside Fort Knox just to make sure the 4,580 tons of US gold is there,’ the libertarian Zero Hedge news aggregator account posted to X.