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<\/a><\/p>\nFollowing this week\u2019s disgusting Instagram post by\u00a0classhole Louise Linton, the wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who\u00a0boasted about her wealth and touted her fashions, tagging each one before belittling a commenter who had the audacity to comment on how inappropriate she was, a govt. watchdog is looking into the Mnuchin\u2019s use of a government plane for their \u2018daytrip\u2019 to Kentucky<\/a>.<\/p>\n Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is seeking copies of all records concerning authorization for and the costs of Mnuchin\u2019s use of a government plane to travel to Lexington, Kentucky on Monday, August 21\u2033 and for any purpose since his appointment as Treasury Secretary.<\/p>\n Writes CREW: \u201cThe requested records would shed light on the justification for Secretary Mnuchin\u2019s use of a government plane, rather than a commercial flight, for a trip that seems to have been planned around the solar eclipse and to enable the Secretary to secure a viewpoint in the path of the eclipse\u2019s totality. At a time of expected deep cuts to the federal budget, the taxpayers have a significant interest in learning the extent to which Secretary Mnuchin has used government planes for travel in lieu of commercial planes, and the justification for that use.\u201d<\/p>\n Linton, who sparked a firestorm with her Instagram post, apologized on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Said Linton, who has played Marie \u201cLet Them Eat Cake\u201d Antoinette on television, through a publicist: \u201cI apologize for my post on social media yesterday as well as my response. It was inappropriate and highly insensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n An official with the Treasury Department also put out a statement that the government had been reimbursed for Linton\u2019s \u201cday trip\u201d to Kentucky, one of the poorest states in the nation.<\/p>\n And Linton\u2019s attempt to be some sort of influencer backfired handily, with brands distancing themselves from the classless climber.<\/p>\n Valentino and Tom Ford rejected any association,\u00a0WWD reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n A spokeswoman said plainly that \u201cLouise Linton did not receive any gifted merchandise, compensation or loans from\u00a0Valentino<\/a>\u201d when asked whether the company had any formal business interest in being tagged in a late Monday post by Linton.<\/p>\n The actress, whose most high-profile role to date is a 2007 appearance on \u201cCSI: NY,\u201d is also not affiliated in any way with and has received no free merchandise from\u00a0Tom Ford<\/a>, a brand she also mentioned in her post.<\/p>\n The one thing Linton did succeed at was to establish herself as a classless icon for the out-of-touch Trump administration, populated with officials who see it as a branding opportunity, who claim to be making a personal sacrifice from their individual wealth-accumulating endeavors.<\/p>\n The post Watchdog Group Requests Docs on Steven Mnuchin and Louise Linton\u2019s Use of Government Plane for Eclipse \u2018Daytrip\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\nPREVIOUSLY:\u00a0Trump Treasury Secretary\u2019s Wife Brags About Her Wealth, Fashion, Then Belittles Instagram Critic: \u2018Your Life Looks Cute\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n