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Official page on the new EPA.gov, alleging that Biden gave $2 billion in "gold bars" to Stacey Abrams's group, linking to press coverage from some hilariously chosen press (www.epa.gov)

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[–] RoidingOldMan 29 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Anyone have a link to the real story this is based on? This page is practically unintelligible. Are the gold bars metaphorical? What the fuck are they talking about?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/20/fort-knox-gold-donald-trump-elon-musk/79314407007/

They're talking about the gold at Fort Knox.

"We're going to go to Fort Knox, the fabled Fort Knox, to make sure the gold is there. If the gold isn't there, we're going to be very upset," Trump said, per a C-SPAN recording.

Now today's update is that "gold is missing" (I use quotes because it's so obviously untrue). And according to Trump it's the Democrats that took it. Always the democrats. Black female ones too.

As if politicians need to steal gold bars. They receive that as a gift from Egypt as a bribe maybe, but they don't steal from Fort Knox. Makes zero sense. They can just trade stocks with insider info like everyone in congress.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 days ago (2 children)

they're gonna rob fort knox.

sadly, i did not have that on this month's bingo card. (there wasn't room for it!)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

According to the projection, they've already robbed it of $2 billion.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 9 points 4 days ago

And not even in a cool way with lasers and henchmen in silver jumpsuits.

What a stupid world.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If gold really is missing, the first two places I'd check are Trump's pockets and the Mar-a-Lago bathrooms next to the classified documents.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

He stole the gold during his first term and Ivana’s coffin doesn’t contain her.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

He hid the gold by melting it and turning it into commodes.

[–] WHARRGARBL 17 points 4 days ago

Let’s not forget that all their accusations are confessions.