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You might expect an adventure story starring Harrison Ford, but not. This torn yarn is titled: “Mara Lago Trump and the Golden Vault.” It features President Donald Trump and his trusted companion. Meme Musk. Since Musk is a dual citizen of South Africa and Canada, this makes it an international business.
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Trump and the Golden Dome – Still No
Tips for Indiana Jones movies familiar theme music.
Our story begins with a close-up of the tip of a red tie hanging under a man in a blue suit. The camera sways toward President Trump’s face to face. Then, it zoomed in to reveal that Trump was holding the lantern. Behind him, Elon Musk hit the wall because he couldn’t see the darkness with his sunglasses.
Suddenly, the sound was loud and then the sound of a huge vaulted door opening was made.
There was a ray of light when Trump’s lantern shone on thousands of gold bars.
What exactly happened
OK The above might be a good opening for a fictional film (Steven Spielberg – call me!), but that doesn’t explain what is behind Trump’s promise to check the vaults in Fort Knox?
Over the past week, Trump said he would send Musk or take him to an investigation into the gold reserves contained in Fort Knox.
Flying back to Washington last week, a reporter asked President Musk if he would lay off employees in the Pentagon.
Trump either avoids the problem or misunderstands the problem, so Musk will check gold reserves at Kentucky military base.
Asked why, Trump said:Make sure the gold is there. ”
At a joint press conference with the French president Emmanuel Macron On Monday, Trump elaborated on
“We’re actually going to Fort Knox and see if gold is there, because maybe someone stole gold, a lot of gold,” Trump said.
The disappearing gold began
Like many things in the world of Trump, Marg and Norg – the idea that gold disappears from feet. Knox started with conspiracy theories on right-wing radio and podcasts. Enough Its musk is frequently released.
“Who proves that gold was not stolen from foot province. Knox?” Posted Musk.
To get the answer, Musk may have asked the Ministry of Finance Secretary Scott Bessent.
“We do this There is an audit every year and all gold is present and taken into account. ” Bessent said in a recent interview.
Bessert even offered an invitation to any MP who wanted to visit the vault and called him to arrange a check.
If that’s not enough, Musk or Trump can ask Steve Mnuchin, the first secretary to serve as Treasury Secretary during the Trump administration. Mnuchin was a member of Congress and then Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin visited the vault in 2017.
Other motivations
The president said the inspection of Fort Knox is to verify that all gold remains. However, there may be other motivations for such access.
Trump’s polls number from In late January, a long history of personal height was achieved. At the time, most tracking polls showed that his discount rating was just under 50%. The most recent (February 23-25) Economist/YouGov Poll It shows that 47% of respondents are in his favor. At the same time, 50% of people are against him.
It looks a bit far in The Economist/Yougov Poll, and you’ll find Elon Musk isn’t even as popular as Trump. 43% of respondents viewed him positively, while 50% disapproved him.
Trump’s bombing is often a means of seizing political narratives to disperse our more serious problems. It’s like trying to distract the cat by hanging a shiny object. And, there is no object that is more shiny than gold.
Gold and money
Some people may think that our currency is related to the gold standard. That is the monetary system in which currency value is related to the fixed value of gold. But, not. In addition, the gold standard was only used briefly by the United States until 1971. At that time, the government ended its ability to convert the dollar into gold.
If we are allowed to convert to gold cash, we will have to move quickly. That’s because if all Americans want to use money for checks and savings to make up gold, After redemption is only 3.5%, the Ministry of Finance will run out of goldAccording to Gold Bar Insurance Company.
For a long time, the value of a currency has not been based on gold reserves, nor has it been. Money has value because we believe it has value. What truly supports money is the government’s “full faith and credibility” issued. This is why the US dollar is the currency standard for other currencies to value currency across the globe.
There is no national currency that supports national currencies (such as USD). This seems to be a problem for a government that threatens tariffs that threaten our top three trading partners, insults and alienates our allies, and champions dictators like Vladimir Putin, and believes that government efficiency means accidentally eliminating the work and plans that have served in our long-term interests for decades.
Why is it just Fort Knox
If Trump and Musk really care about the U.S. gold reserves, why they limit their adventures to feet. Knox?
Only about half of the gold reserves 147.3 million ounces, stored in Fort Knoxaccording to the U.S. Mint. The rest Facilities across the country from Western Point to Denver.
Again, if Trump and/or Musk get all the reserves immediately, we won’t be able to make a sequel for “Mara-Lardo: Trump and the Gold Collect.”
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