"The U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and I in front of the main door to the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox before we viewed the #solareclipse from the rooftop today," McConnell's Facebook caption said.
McConnell said Mnuchin invited him to join in on the eclipse viewing at Fort Knox. "It just kind of came up as a result of a casual conversation," the Senate majority leader told reporters, according to The Post.
Mnuchin's wife, Louise Linton, had posted a photo of herself and Mnuchin exiting a government jet in Kentucky on Monday in which she tagged several high-end designers. The picture drew fierce criticism online, with one commenter calling Linton "deplorable" for flaunting her wealth. Linton snapped back, calling the commenter "adorably out of touch." Linton later apologized for the remark.
An unnamed Treasury official told The Post that Mnuchin was "reimbursing the government" for Linton's travel.
