Of course not . absolutely definitely nothing to do with the mad king (who is great and handsome)

Unless one reads between the lines.

And winning athletes and sports teams don't go to the white house due to 'scheduling conflicts'. And Amazon paid $75m for a Melania documentary because they saw real profit and need there. And Qatar bought Trump an airplane because it was important for his work. And everyone nominates him for a nobel prize because he ends wars and doesn't get into wars (we're just in a special military operation atm).

Would it count as a "political reason" if their risk management calculations crossed a threshold where it's worth it to move the gold back? I imagine such calculations are done and revised all the time and account for the perceived stability and reliability of a country.

Are you suggesting they did this for technical or economic reasons? Like what? Is the US charging an unreasonable storage fee?

I'd read the article, but the site seems to be down.

What makes you say that?