Reclusive billionaire heir Timothy Melon gave $125 million to help elect Trump, even more than Elon Musk

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : In the 2024 election cycle, Mellon, 82, donated $125 million to the super PAC Make America Great Again, Inc. that supported Trump, according to Federal Election Commission documents.
55% : "For delivering their votes in the Federal Elections, they are awarded with yet more and more freebies: food stamps, cell phones, WIC payments, Obamacare, and on, and on, and on," Mellon wrote.
53% : In addition to Trump, Mellon donated to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid for president.
43% : Mellon wasn't the only billionaire to make nine-figure outlays for Trump.
42% : In the 2020 election, Mellon donated $60 million to Republican candidates, including $20 million to Trump, according to Open Secrets.
41% : In a rare interview from 2020, Mellon told Bloomberg he believed Trump had delivered on what he'd said on the stump.
40% : Other members of the Mellon family were shocked and, even appalled, at their relative's support of Trump, though some suspected it may have to do with taxes.

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