CNN political contributor April Ryan slammed Louise Linton, the wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Steven Terner MnuchinLawmakers fear voter backlash over failure to reach COVID-19 relief deal United Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid House Democrats plan to unveil bill next week to avert shutdown MORE, for posting a photo of herself holding an expensive handbag, stating that "many of the people that you’re serving cannot afford" one in a Tuesday interview.

The 36-year-old Scottish actress was blasted on social media on Monday for posting an Instagram photo of herself on a tarmac wearing designer clothes and carrying a Hermes Birkin handbag.



"She had a Birkin bag. I think it’s at least $10,000," said Ryan in an interview with "CNN Newsroom" anchor John Berman. "When you are a public servant, and even if you’re married to a public servant, you have to remember service is about the people, and many of the people that you’re serving cannot afford a Birkin bag that’s at least $10,000 or a beautiful scarf by whatever designer it was."





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"She looked beautiful, I can’t take that away from her. She looked like she was coming off of a magazine cover from Vogue or Elle or Cosmo or something," Ryan continued. "But you have to remember many of the people your husband is serving can just barely make it there, trying to make ends meet, unemployed, underemployed or just making it.”"You have to be very careful how you flash your wealth and flash your status, particularly as you are serving people," the American Urban Radio Networks White House correspondent concluded.The Linton photo gained attention after an Instagram user accused her of being “deplorable.""Glad we could pay for your little getaway," the user added.“Aw!!! Did you think this was a personal trip?! Adorable!" Linton wrote. "Do you think the US govt paid for our honeymoon or personal travel?! Lololol. Have you given more to the economy than me and my husband? Either as an individual earner in taxes OR in self sacrifice to your country?"Linton added that the user's "life looks cute" and that she is "adorably out of touch.""Pretty sure the amount we sacrifice per year is a lot more than you’d be willing to sacrifice if the choice was yours," she wrote.Mnuchin worked for Goldman Sachs for 17 years and served as the investment bank's chief information officer before being confirmed as President Trump's Treasury secretary.