U.S. media: Trump fren suspected of being billionaire Timothy Mellon who donated $130 million for military salaries

[US media: Trump fren who donated $130 million for military pay is suspected billionaire Timothy Mellon] On October 23 local time, US President Trump announced at the White House that one of his friends and “patriots” donated $130 million to the US government to pay salaries to the US military during the federal government shutdown. Trump refused to disclose the identification of the donor, only calling him “a great American citizen” and “a person of strength.” In an interview with the media aboard “Air Force One” on the 24th, Trump said, “He doesn't want to be publicized, he hopes his name won't be mentioned—this is quite rare in my world. In politics, people usually want their names to be mentioned.” However, the New York Times reported on the 25th, citing sources, that this mysterious donor is the retired American billionaire Timothy Mellon, who is an important financier of Trump and has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to support Trump and the Republican Party in recent years. The report stated that 83-year-old Mellon is a giant in the American railroad industry, and Forbes estimates that his net worth is close to $1 billion. The Mellon family is also one of the richest families in the US, with a total net worth of over $14 billion. Mellon's grandfather, Andrew Mellon, served as the US Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 to 1932 and is one of the longest-serving Treasury Secretaries in American history. (Observer Network)