WASHINGTON ¨C Steven Mnuchin has fought back against a fair share of criticism since becoming Treasury Secretary, sparring with Democrats who questioned his role in the housing crisis and calling media reports that chastised him ¡°fake news.¡± But now, he¡¯s embracing attacks.
Images last week of Mnuchin and his wife, Scottish actress Louise Linton, posing with sheets of dollar bills that bear his signature created a firestorm on social media ¡ª with some saying he was showing off, and others comparing the couple to bad guys in a movie. While Mnuchin said on ¡°Fox News Sunday¡± that he hadn¡¯t expected the photos to go public, he laughed off the controversy.
Mnuchin, 54, a former Hollywood producer, said he never thought he¡¯d be compared to a ¡°James Bond¡± villain. ¡°I guess that I should take that as a compliment, that I look like a villain in a great, successful James Bond movie.¡±
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