On Thursday, President Donald Trump told reporters that a billionaire had gifted the U.S. government a sizable sum for military families. He says the anonymous individual donated $130 million to cover a funding shortfall so that American troops would still get their paychecks during the Schumer Shutdown of the federal government.
Here’s more. (READ)
In an incredible gesture, President Trump reveals the anonymous billionaire who is paying the troops during the shutdown has OFFICIALLY sent a check for $130M. WOW!
"Today he sent us a check for $130 million."
REPORTER: Who?
TRUMP: "He doesn't want the recognition! But he gave us a check for $130M. It's gonna go to the military!"
"That's what I call a PATRIOT."
I wonder who it is
Here’s Trump delivering the good news. (WATCH)
🚨 BREAKING: In an incredible gesture, President Trump reveals the anonymous billionaire who is paying the troops during the shutdown has OFFICIALLY sent a check for $130M. WOW!
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 23, 2025
"Today he sent us a check for $130 million."
REPORTER: Who?
TRUMP: "He doesn't want the… pic.twitter.com/AeCmughszR
That’s pretty incredible.
Of course, everyone had their guesses for the identity of the unknown gifter. You can surmise who most settled on.
Thank you, @elonmusk 🇺🇸🫡 pic.twitter.com/rxdanO1ckp
— Publius (@OcrazioCornPop) October 23, 2025
if it were elon musk he would be posting about it
— nanners (@nannersagain) October 23, 2025
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If it was him he would definitely want everyone to know
— Different Name (@DifferentN56366) October 23, 2025
We want to know if it's him!
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 23, 2025
Elon Musk would probably post about it. Others suggest it might be Peter Thiel or possibly Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcos.
Some posters were confused by the relatively small donation amount in comparison to the number of active military members we have in the U.S.
How does $130million cover payday for 1.31million active duty military members?
— Natalie Scalia (@natalie_sc89739) October 23, 2025
Was there money left in the Pentagon fund?
There was funds, just not quite enough. He covered the lapse.
— Tango (@TangoVG) October 23, 2025
They're also pulling about $8 billion from R&D projects to cover it.
— Festivus96 (@Festivus96) October 23, 2025
Obviously, that is not a long-term solution.
The President said that the donation made up the shortfall in available fungible funds.
— Big Screen D (@NoOne23131214) October 23, 2025
So it’s just enough to fill in the funding gap.
Posters say there are at least two billionaires we can scratch off the possible donor list.
I’ll tell you two billionaires that probably didn’t contribute a dime for the betterment of our country.
— End Liberalism (@ConserveRight) October 23, 2025
Behold😂 pic.twitter.com/UJT8QMSb8l
I’ll bet it’s not Soros.
— Carl Gottlieb (@c_cgottlieb) October 23, 2025
lol. 👍
— Sharon Crandall (@socrandall3) October 23, 2025
Soros is loaded, but he’s no friend of the U.S. military, plus he just blew millions on his pointless ‘No Kings’ protests. The most important thing is our troops are taken care of for now, we just need Democrats to end their Schumer Shutdown.