"The mystery donor who offered $130 million to pay troops during the government shutdown is Timothy Mellon, sources told The New York Timeson Saturday. The extremely private billionaire is a top Republican backer and contributed $125 million to the Make America Great Again super PAC that supported Donald Trump during his presidential bid last year. Trump announced the anonymous donation on Thursday, declining to name the benefactor, only saying that the individual was a "patriot" and a friend."
"When asked about Mellon on Friday, Trump declined to identify him as the donor while speaking to reporters. He said the individual was "a great American citizen" and a "substantial man." "He doesn't want publicity," Trump said, according to The Times. "He prefer that his name not be mentioned which is pretty unusual in the world I come from, and in the world of politics, you want your name mentioned.""
Timothy Mellon, an extremely private billionaire and top Republican backer, offered $130 million to pay troops during a government shutdown. Mellon previously contributed $125 million to the Make America Great Again super PAC that supported Donald Trump. Trump announced the anonymous donation and described the donor as a "patriot" and a friend, while declining to name him. The Pentagon accepted the donation under the "general gift acceptance authority." The donation may violate the Antideficiency Act, which prevents federal agencies from spending more than Congress allows or using unpaid help not approved by Congress. Mellon founded Guilford Transportation Industries and inherited much wealth from his grandfather, Andrew Mellon.
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