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The anonymous donor pledging $130 million to cover U.S. military salaries during the ongoing government shutdown has been identified as Timothy Mellon, a reclusive railroad heir from one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families, according to a report by The New York Times . Timothy Melon Networth Mellon, whose net worth Forbes estimates at nearly $1 billion—though he disputed the "billionaire" label in a 2024 email to the outlet, stating, "Billionaire NOT! ... Never have b