Louise Linton, the wife of US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, posted a photo on Instagram that apparently got some unwelcome attention on Monday night.
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Steve Mnuchin's wife bashes a woman for being 'adorably out of touch' and paying less tax than her
Some people apparently took issue with a picture of Louise Linton and Steven Mnuchin stepping off a government jet in Kentucky.
Steven Mnuchin and Louise Linton.
The photo shows Linton and Mnuchin stepping off a government jet with the caption: "Great #daytrip to #Kentucky!"
Linton, a 36-year-old actress who married Mnuchin in an extravagant ceremony in June, tagged several high-end designers — like Tom Ford, Hermès, Roland Mouret, and Valentino — in her Instagram post.
The comments, however, were less than charitable.
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One person wrote: "Glad we could pay for your little getaway. #deplorable."
Linton replied:
"Aw!!! Did you think this was a personal trip?! Adorable! Do you think the US govt paid for our honeymoon or personal travel?! Lololol. 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. You're adorably out of touch. Thanks for the passive aggressive nasty comment. Your kids look very cute. Your life looks cute. I know you're mad but deep down you're really nice and so am I. Sending me passive aggressive Instagram comments isn't going to make life feel better. Maybe a nice message, one filled with wisdom and hunanity [sic] would get more traction. Have a pleasant evening. Go chill out and watch the new game of thrones. It's fab!"
Linton then made her Instagram account private. Mnuchin was in Louisville on Monday advocating a tax-code overhaul, The Washington Post reported.
Hundreds of Mnuchin's classmates from Yale's Class of 1985 signed a letter last week urging him to resign from the Trump administration in protest of the president's remarks about the deadly white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, this month.
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Here are screenshots of Lintons Instagram post:
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