Louise Linton: A modern-day Marie Antoinette

Louise Linton, the Scottish wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, was involved in a row on social media website Instagram.

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Mnuchin and Linton: eclipsed by unwise Instagram posts
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For all US president Donald Trump's populist bluster, his administration is one of the wealthiest ever. Last week Louise Linton, the Scottish wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, made headlines after she was involved in a row on social media website Instagram. Linton "posted a photograph of herself disembarking" from a military jet, says Maggie Haberman in The New York Times, then "added hashtags for various pieces of her expensive wardrobe". When a user commented, "glad we could pay for your getaway", Linton "belittled the woman... for having less money than she does", and retorted: "I'm pretty sure we paid more taxes toward our day trip' than you did".

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