On Monday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) announced he was visiting the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He took to his X account to make the announcement:AdvertisementAt Fort Knox, we've come to see the gold! Our country has about a hundred and forty-seven million ounces of gold, and about half of it is stored here at Fort Knox. We're gonna be going deep underground to see the gold, but more importantly, we're gonna be talking today about… pic.twitter.com/qNtHkVMQzg — Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) August 10, 2026In the post, Senator Paul writes:At Fort Knox, we've come to see the gold! Our country has about a hundred and forty-seven million ounces of gold, and about half of it is stored here at Fort Knox.