• Timothy Mellon is a secretive billionaire who's the heir to a Gilded Age banking fortune. • He's recently spent millions backing Donald Trump and RFK Jr. • Now, Mellon is reportedly behind a $130 million Pentagon gift to help pay troops amid the shutdown.

Timothy Mellon is the heir to a Gilded Age banking fortune. While he's not the sort to flaunt it, recent political donations have repeatedly thrust him into the spotlight.

The reclusive billionaire's latest gift was an anonymous donation of $130 million to the Pentagon to help it pay troops during the government shutdown, which is nearing one month with no end in sight, The New York Times reported.

Republicans and Democrats are in a budget standoff over healthcare subsidies, forcing hundreds of thousands of federal workers to go

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