Billionaire conservative Timothy Mellon, heir to the in Pittsburgh, the Mellon banking family, gave $50 million last month to a political action committee working to support Republican Donald Trump for president, Reuters reported, citing federal authorities, quoted by BTA.
The committee, known as MAGA Inc, has increased the number of TV ads supporting Trump's challenge to Joe Biden for the November presidential election. The influx of funds has helped Trump allies outspend Biden allies in recent weeks.
MAGA Inc. disclosed in a filing with the Federal Election Commission that it received more than $68 million from donors last month, with most of the money coming from Mellon and $10 million from billionaires Liz and Dick Uhleen, who founded in 1980. his shipping and packaging company Uline in his basement.
Mellen, who lives in Wyoming and is rarely photographed, is an amateur pilot who has invested in and run transportation-related companies. "Forbes" estimates the Mellon family's fortune to be about $14.1 billion.