New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday praised the 'patriot' who anonymously donated $130 million to the Pentagon, while a new report has claimed that the person behind the huge contribution is Timothy Mellon, a reclusive billionaire.

As per the report by The New York Times, the Pentagon donation came from Mellon, a banking heir and railroad magnate, who has for long been a huge financial backer of Donald Trump.

Neither White House nor Mellon have confirmed anything regarding the donation.

Two sources cited by the NYT identified the donor as Timothy Mellon, even as Trump declined to name the mysterious person.

Donald Trump announced about the donation on Thursday night, but refused to name the person who donated $13...