{"id":19993,"date":"2025-10-26T17:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=19993"},"modified":"2025-10-26T17:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T17:04:04","slug":"mystery-man-donor-behind-130-million-gift-to-pay-troops-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=19993","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mystery Man\u2019 Donor Behind $130 Million Gift To Pay Troops Identified"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The \u201cmystery man\u201d behind a massive donation to be used to pay U.S. troops during the \u201cSchumer Shutdown\u201d has been identified.<\/p>\n

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Billionaire businessman Timothy Mellon \u2014 heir to one of America\u2019s most storied banking dynasties \u2014 has been named as the mystery donor, according to a Saturday report.<\/p>\n

The reclusive 83-year-old, grandson of industrialist and former Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, was revealed as the source of the funds in a New York Times report.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump had announced earlier this week that \u201ca friend\u201d who \u201cloves the military and loves the country\u201d had stepped up to cover the cost of military salaries while Congress remained deadlocked on a budget, The New York Post\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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En route to Asia on Friday night, Trump said the donor had requested anonymity but called him \u201ca great gentleman\u201d and \u201ca great patriot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe request for anonymity was pretty unusual in the world I come from,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe just wanted to make sure our troops got paid.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The White House declined to comment on the donor\u2019s identity and referred questions to the Department of War and the Treasury Department, both of which did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Mellon, who lives a reclusive life in Wyoming, could not be reached by The Post. Forbes estimates the Mellon family\u2019s net worth at around $14 billion.<\/p>\n

The Mellon family fortune dates back more than a century to Andrew Mellon, who served as Treasury Secretary from 1921 to 1932 and played a central role in shaping U.S. economic policy during the 1920s. He later founded the National Gallery of Art in Washington and helped fund what would become Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n

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Timothy Mellon, a longtime Trump supporter, previously made headlines in 2024 when he donated $50 million to the pro-Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc. \u2014 just one day after Trump\u2019s fraud conviction in New York.<\/p>\n