U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comments that the United States holds more than $1 trillion in gold, while saying the amount is not relevant to the dollar’s value. In remarks reported by Fortune, he says he has not visited Fort Knox but describes the gold stocks there as “present and accounted for.” The articles state that the U.S. gold held at Fort Knox totals about $600 billion, and that, when combined with other U.S. gold holdings, the figure exceeds $1 trillion. Bessent also characterizes the relationship between gold reserves and the dollar as nonessential, indicating that gold stock levels do not determine the currency’s performance. The coverage focuses on his statement about the scale of U.S. gold holdings and his view that the dollar does not depend on those reserves. There is no additional detail in the provided excerpts about specific policy changes or economic plans tied to the comments.