This mysterious billionaire and top Trump backer is behind a $130 million donation to pay troops during the government shutdown, report says

The mystery donor who offered $130 million to pay troops during the government shutdown is Timothy Mellon, sources told The New York Times on Saturday.

The extremely private billionaire is a top Republican backer and contributed $125 million to the Make America Great Again super PAC that supported Donald Trump during his presidential bid last year.

Trump announced the anonymous donation on Thursday, declining to name the benefactor, only saying that the individual was a “patriot” and a friend.