The wealthy donor who gave $130 million to the Pentagon during the government shutdown has reportedly been identified.

The anonymous donor and “friend” of President Donald Trump who contributed $130 million to help pay the military amid the government shutdown is billionaire Timothy Mellon, according to a report from the New York Times.

Billionaire businessman Timothy Mellon – scion of the famed American banking family – is the deep-pocketed donor who gave $130 million to pay US troops during the government shutdown. The reclusive Mellon was identified as the source of the funds in a Saturday report by The New York Times.

Arizona is home to some 20,000 active-duty military members, according to the Defense Department’s Military State Policy Source.

Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-sponsored bill Thursday to pay active-duty members of the military and other essential federal employees who have been required to work during the government

For the 12th time on Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked Republicans' short-term funding bill to reopen the government. Democrats have demanded that extending expiring subsidies in the Affordable Care Act and reversing Republicans' Medicaid cuts be included in legislation to end the shutdown.

The president’s swing through Malaysia, Japan and Korea will also include meetings with allies strained by tariffs.

Fox News contributor Michael Pillsbury gives his thoughts on President Trump’s high-stakes trip to Asia and the points of tension between China and the United States on ’America Reports.’