Trump aide's wife deletes Instagram post in support of Greta Thunberg

Just days after US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin criticised Greta Thunberg during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, his wife deleted an Instagram post showing her support for the teenage climate activist. According to reports, Louise Linton's post has now been deleted but she had posted a picture of her husband and Thunberg with a caption "I stand with Greta on this issue".

Netizens come out in support of Linton and Thunberg

Louise Linton's now-deleted post prompted a lot of people to share their support for Linton and Greta Thunberg.

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Steve Mnuchin criticises Greta Thunberg

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Steve Mnuchin criticised Greta Thunberg by commenting on her observations about climate change and added that she could come back and explain things after acquiring a degree in the field of economics.

Greta Thunberg hit back by posting a series of tweets in response to the criticism.

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(With inputs from Agencies)