Reclusive billionaire Timothy Mellon, a frequent financial supporter of President Donald Trump, made the anonymous private donation of $130 million to the U.S. government to help pay troops while the government shutdown continues, according to two sources said to be familiar with the situation.
The New York Times, reporting the development Saturday, said the two people spoke on the condition of anonymity because the donation had been made privately, but identified the donor as the banking heir and railroad magnate.
Trump, when announcing the money on Thursday night, named the person only as a “patriot” and a friend, and on Friday continued to decline identifying the donor, telling reporters on Air Force One that the person is a “great American citizen” and a “substantial man.”
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