Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Sunday defended Washington Republicans’ tax-reform plan against criticism it favors big business over everyday taxpayers -- and stood behind a viral photo last week of him and his wife posing with a sheet of dollar bills.

“We don’t believe that,” Mnuchin told “Fox News Sunday” about the tax-plan criticism, led by congressional Democrats.

“This is about making the business tax system competitive, which is about creating jobs. And this is about very significant middle-income tax cuts,” continued Mnuchin, who argued the plans are “complicated,” but nevertheless will give middle-income Americans a tax cut, while “rich people” will get very little cuts or in some cases get increases.

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