Germany considers withdrawing 1,200-ton gold stockpile from US in riposte to Trump

[douglas9]

Germany is considering removing an enormous stockpile of gold from a vault in New York over worries about Donald Trump’s unpredictable policies.

For decades, Berlin has stashed 1,200 tons of its famous gold reserves, the second largest on the planet after those of the United States, in a vault deep underground at the US Federal Reserve in Manhattan.

Now, senior figures from the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, which is set to lead the next German government, have discussed removing it from New York because of concerns that Washington is no longer a reliable partner, the Bild newspaper has reported.

“Of course, the question has arisen again,” Marco Wanderwitz, a former German government minister who gave up his CDU seat in the Bundestag this year, told Bild.

Mr Wanderwitz has long advocated for a policy that would allow German officials to regularly inspect the gold – or for withdrawing it completely.

He has previously lobbied to visit the gold reserves and personally inspect them, but his request was rejected in 2012.

Germany’s riches were earned after World War Two, when exports surged resulting in large trade surpluses with other nations.

These surpluses were converted into gold under the Bretton Woods system.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/04/germany-considers-withdrawing-gold-stockpile-from-us-trump/

[BoRaGard]

1. They don't trust the G.O.P. Felon

Who can blame them?

[hlthe2b]

2. I'm guessing the only reason they are still there--is that TSF knows nothing about it.

[underpants]

4. concerns that Washington is no longer a reliable partner

[paleotn]

12. Ever thought you'd live to hear that? And it be true?

Not me.

[COL Mustard]

18. Thanks MAGA

And by that I don’t really mean “Thank” You.

[underpants]

21. Nope.

There was a discussion of this on Morning Joe yesterday. A former under Secretary of Education (I think) under Obama said that our own allies simply don’t trust us anymore. It’s not just what Trump is doing but that this country actually elected him twice WITH a break after the horrific first term.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Get it before TSF and Elan get it, and

Have German military supervise the transfer.

[DFW]

5. Better get Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson to guard the shipment (Die Hard III)

I'm not sure it would be secure otherwise................

[NNadir]

6. I'd get it out of here. The country is run by criminals.

[70sEraVet]

7. They should have got it out before Jan 20th

when a convicted felon was sworn in.

[tavernier]

8. Hmm, call me a suspicious Scorpio,

but I would be surprised if that wasn’t plundered years ago.

[flor-de-jasmim]

9. Prior to 2012, maybe?

[tavernier]

13. Of course.

Why else would his request be denied?

[Vinca]

10. Have they checked it lately? It could be in a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago.

[mdbl]

11. The mara lardo bathroom fixtures and toilet could be made from it.

[NBachers]

14. They'll find a vault full of *rump EFT's.

[tavernier]

15. Another:

https://www.politico.eu/article/gold-germany-conservatives-sound-alarm-over-reserves-usa/#:~:text=Germany%20holds%20the%20world's%20second,the%20New%20York%20Federal%20Reserve.

[COL Mustard]

16. If I were them

I’d be looking for another site for that gold. You can never tell what we’re going to do next, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the US Government looked for some way for us to keep it.

[marble falls]

19. Funny how that big emergency trip to Ft Knox by Mango Jebus and fElon Musk ...

... to "check" on the gold turned into a major nothing.

I hope Germany follows through.

[Maru Kitteh]

23. It didn't get enough attention. They probably backburnered it for later, when

the rest of the economy is in the shitter. " LOOK America! SEE! You’re actually VERY RICH! Look at all this gold! Okay, now get BACK TO WORK."

[Scrivener7]

20. I would.

[Maru Kitteh]

22. DO IT GERMANY, before you can't.

[Norbert]

24. Right now, it appears the orange malignancy can do anything without consequences

including kidnapping people off the streets and putting them into modern day concentration camps. Germany's memory of this is all too clear and most German People do not wish to return to this.

I hope they can take possession of their gold without any difficulties.

[4catsmom]

25. Get it now

before he claims it's the US 's property

[Ocelot II]

26. They're smart to take it out of the US before Trump gets his tiny hands on it.

El Pendejo loves gold.

[defacto7]

27. If it's still there, I doubt they'll get it back.

This administration's answer is likely, "What are you going to do about it? Attack us?" They probably think it would be payment for our involvement in WWII and Germany's dues for NATO.

[Turbineguy]

28. Sooner or later.....

trump will steal it.

[Ruby the Liberal]

29. Dear Germany, do this yesterday.

He is unstable and it would not be off brand for him pull some made up 'eminent domain meets civil forfeiture' excuse out of his ample behind and confiscate it all without warning.

[GoodRaisin]

30. If Krasnov knew there was 1200 pounds of gold he

probably has already stolen it.

[Cha]

31. Get It While you Can, Germany!