President Donald Trump said Elon Musk would be checking out Fort Knox to make sure the gold is still there. While flying back to Washington aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night, a reporter asked President Donald Trump whether Elon Musk would pursue budget cuts at the Pentagon.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) has the help of Elon Musk in satisfying the requirements to deliver two new Air Force One jets after U.S. President Donald Trump complained about the program, the planemaker's chief executive,

CNBC anchors had a laugh at a wild idea floated by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk — maybe there's really no gold in Fort Knox!

President Trump toured a Boeing aircraft, highlighting delays in the Air Force One project, while Elon Musk works with Boeing to speed up production.

Boeing's CEO said Elon Musk is helping the planemaker work through bottlenecks that have caused Air Force One jets to fall years behind schedule.

Among the ways being discussed to force faster delivery of two presidential planes are relaxing security clearances for Boeing workers and even purchasing a temporary luxury plane and retrofitting it.

Billionaire Elon Musk is now lending a hand to Boeing, assisting the company with developing the long-delayed 747-8-based VC-25B Air Force One replacement that president Donald Trump badly desires.

Hundreds of civilian employees at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma could be laid off this week. Local and state officials are seeking information from the federal government about the situation and are prepared to offer support to affected employees.

The Kentucky installation holds 147.3 million ounces of gold — more than half of the Treasury Department’s reserves, officials say.