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Steve Mnuchin and his wife held a sheet of dollar bills and made the internet rich with memes

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Nicole Gallucci

on November 15, 2017

Steve Mnuchin and his wife held a sheet of dollar bills and made the internet rich with memes

Money models: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton. Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and his wife Louise Linton posing with a large sheet of dollar bills is America's newest, ridiculously bizarre meme.

On Wednesday, Mnuchin and U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza visited the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to check out the first new batch of $1 bills that feature their signatures, The Associated Press reported. But when it came time for the photo op things got pretty weird.

Mnuchin grabbed a sheet of bills, stood by his wife — who just so happened to be decked out in a black, leather ensemble — and the two proceeded to assume the roles of the most awkward villains in the world.

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After getting one look at the snapshots, Twitter users had a field day brutally roasting the couple.

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Now that it's been shown off by Mnuchin, the currency is on its way to Federal Reserve regional banks around the country and will reportedly enter circulation next month.

That leaves everyone plenty of time to get psyched and perhaps buy some elbow-length leather gloves to re-create these stunning shots.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.