STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY: “Louise Linton, the actress and wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, shot back at an online commenter Monday [8-21-17] evening, bragging of her family’s wealth and calling the commenter ‘adorably out of touch’ beneath a post in which she identified several high-end brands she was wearing in the photo.
In the photo, Linton and Mnuchin can be seen disembarking from a small government plane painted in the same style as the president’s much larger Air Force One. In her caption, Linton wrote that the couple had enjoyed a ‘great #daytrip to #Kentucky,’ adding hashtags for brands including #rolandmouret, a French fashion designer, #hermesscarf, #tomford and #valentino.
Mnuchin had been in Kentucky to visit Fort Knox and view its gold stockpile, valued at $186 billion, according to an Associated Press report. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) also accompanied the treasury secretary at Fort Knox.
Linton’s fashion-laden post prompted a bevy of comments, including one from user @jennimiller29, who wrote ‘Glad we could pay for your little getaway. #deplorable.’ The comment sparked a long reply from Linton.
‘Aw!!! Did you think this was a personal trip?! Adorable! Do you think the US govt paid for our honeymoon or personal travel?! Lololol,’ the actress wrote. ‘Have you given more to the economy than me and my husband? Either as an individual earner in taxes OR in self sacrifice to your country? I’m pretty sure we paid more taxes toward our day *trip* than you did. Pretty sure the amount we sacrifice per year is a lot more than you’d be willing to sacrifice if the choice was yours.’ “
-Louis Nelson, “Treasury secretary’s wife lashes out over comments on Instagram post,” Politico, Aug. 22, 2017 07:14am