Senator Rand Paul (KY) went to Fort Knox in northern Kentucky on Monday to inspect America’s gold.According to the US Mint, the last full audit of America’s gold reserves stored at Fort Knox took place in 1953. There was a partial audit in 1974.Over the decades, rumors have swirled that the gold stored at the US Bullion Depository was swapped out with gold-plated tungsten. Rand Paul went underground at Fort Knox on Monday to ‘inspect’ the gold.“I’m at Fort Knox. We’ve come to see the gold. Our country has about 147 million ounces of gold, and about half of it is stored here at Fort Knox,” Paul said.“We’re going to be going deep underground to see the gold, but more importantly, we’re going to be talking about what happened to the dollar when we separated from gold in 1971. Over 85 percent of the value of the dollar has been lost since we de-linked from gold,” he added.“So there is a problem. The media now calls this affordability, but what it really is is inflation.”“We run a debt. As the deficit runs up — $2 trillion a year — part of that debt is bought by the Federal Reserve with newly created dollars. This leads to inflation, and prices are up,” he explained. “Prices are up 25 percent in the last five years. It’s inflation. It’s related to deficit spending. It’s related to unbalanced budgets.”“I’m going down underground, and I’ll let you know what I see in a little bit,” Rand Paul said.WATCH:!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u4ni4cs"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");Rumble("play", {"video":"v7buqxu","div":"rumble_v7buqxu"});“Yes, the gold is there all (approximately) 147 million ounces. It is impressive, but the real point is what it still teaches in 2026,” Rand Paul said later Monday.Yes, the gold is there all (approximately) 147 million ounces. It is impressive, but the real point is what it still teaches in 2026.In 1971 we severed the dollar from gold. Since then the currency has lost roughly 85% of its value. Prices are higher because the money itself is…— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) August 10, 2026 “I visited Fort Knox today. The dollar has lost 97% of its purchasing power since the Fed opened in 1913. $100 then is worth just over $3,300 today. This is no accident. Congress spends without limit, while the Fed prints the difference,” Rand Paul said later.I visited Fort Knox today. The dollar has lost 97% of its purchasing power since the Fed opened in 1913. $100 then is worth just over $3,300 today. This is no accident. Congress spends without limit, while the Fed prints the difference. https://t.co/TmeJw3ZkJv— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) August 10, 2026 The post Senator Rand Paul Reveals What He Found After Going Underground Inside Fort Knox to Inspect America’s Gold (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.