Railroad magnate Mellon whose net worth has been estimated at close to $1 billion is heir to Gilded Age Mellon family.
He is great gentleman He is great patriot and he is big supporter of mine
President Donald Trump added without identifying the donor.
The donation might have violated the Antideficiency Act which bars federal agencies from spending funds that have not been approprated by Congress.
Mellon gift is unlikely to go far in offsetting the cost of army pay.
There are more than 1.3 million army in active duty military and Trump admin 2025 budget included request of around $600 billion in army compensation media reported.
Mellon whose grandfather Andrew Mellon was one of longest serving Treasury Secretaries is longtime Trump donor.
He contributed $50 million to Trump super PAC during 2024 election cycle one of mega single donation ever public share.
The times reported.
A spokesman for Sen Chris Coons told media that Delaware Democrat is concerned about permitting donors to fund government spending.
Using donations to fund military raises troubling queries of whether our own troops are rsik of literally being bought and paid for by foreign powers.
The spolesman said
The mystery donor whose $130 million contribution is meant to pay US army troops during government shutdown is Timothy Mellon heir to renowned Gilded age banking family The New York Time reported/
Mellon donation works out to almost $100 per servive member.
Its cost almost $6.4 billion to pay US army every two weeks.
Using his money might run fould of federal law according to Times which cited two people familiar with matter in identifying the billionaire railroad magnate as donor
President Donald Trump revealed the donation of the White House on Thursday he did not identify the man by name but detailed him as great patriot and friend of mine.
Mellon has net worth close to $1 billion according to Forbes.
An email to news media in 2024 Mellon wrote
Billionaire Not never have been never will be.
Mellon contirbution aims to assist cover cost of US army personnel salaries and benefits as federal shutdown drags on
