Mnuchin’s Fort Knox Quip: ‘I Assume the Gold Is Still There’
- Only third Treasury secretary to visit U.S. Bullion Depository
- $200 billion worth of gold, though not counted since 1953
The United States Bullion Depository at Ft. Knox, Kentucky.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin paid a rare official visit to Fort Knox to check out the nation’s gold stash on Monday -- while keeping an open mind for future film projects.