As Washington remains paralyzed by partisanship, one act of private generosity has jolted the nation awake. After weeks of unpaid service, U.S. troops suddenly learned their salaries would continue — thanks to an anonymous $130 million donation. Soon, whispers began: the mystery benefactor was none other than Timothy Mellon, the secretive billionaire heir whose fortune stretches back to America’s industrial age. Neither Mellon nor the White House confirmed it, but the news spread like wildfire, igniting both praise and outrage across the country.
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