U.S. Treasury secretary asked to use a private government plane for his honeymoon

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin asked the White House to use one of the government’s private “jet” for his honeymoon for Europe. The minister’s argument was to provide a secure line of communication with President Donald Trump and other cabinet members. The petition, sent this past summer, was retracted within a few days, according to sources reported to the ABC channel.
Mnuchin and his wife, model and actress Louise Linton of 36 years, planned to use the military aircraft to fly to Scotland, France and Italy. The cost of operation per hour is $25,000. The Treasury secretary withdrew the request after “finding another alternative option to ensure the privacy of communications,” a spokesman said on Wednesday.
The controversy is twofold after knowing, last month, that the Secretary of the Treasury already used a private plane of the government during a trip to Kentucky. This getaway, which coincided with the famous solar eclipse in August, is under investigation. The use of such ships is usually reserved only to the President, vice president and other national security posts such as the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Defense.
That controversy started with a photo. Linton shared an image in his Instagram account in which he was seen going down with his husband’s government “jet.” Referring to his attire, the model commented on some of the brands that Lucia: Hermes, Tom Ford or Valentino. All brands of high-end. Faced with the criticism of users of the social network, the Scottish counterattacked sarcastically.
The couple, belonging to a wealthy environment, have not stopped showing their wealth in their few months in Washington. He comes from the Goldman Sachs Bank, she from Hollywood. But now, under the scrutiny of the public eye, its pace of life has generated polemics.