Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“The donor whose millions of dollars are intended to help pay American troops during the federal government shutdown is the heir to the largely Pittsburgh-made Mellon fortune, according to the New York Times. Timothy Mellon, grandson of former Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon and great-grandson of Mellon Bank founder Thomas Mellon, gave the U.S. government $130 million that President Donald Trump said this week will help pay members of the military during the shutdown. … It wasn’t immediately clear how Mr. Mellon’s $130 million donation for troops would be distributed among 1.3 million active-duty salaries, the Times reported.” [editor’s note: According to the Constitution, only Congress gets to raise revenues, and they can only be spent per congressional appropriations – TLK] (10/25/25)