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Scott Bessent: “The US has the largest pile of gold in the world, over $1…”

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Published | Video Starts at 02:25

People on my staff has. We're going to the treasurer's office. The treasurer has been to Fort Knox, I am happy to say. All gold is present and accounted for. The US has the largest pile of gold in the world, over $1 trillion at current market. And we're getting more gold from Venezuela, I hear we're getting a lot from Venezuela. We're getting gold. These oil sales are going great. It's going back to the Venezuelan people. (02:25–02:32)

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Asserts that the US holds the largest gold reserves in the world, valued at over $1 trillion.

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