Billionaires Timothy Mellon and Mike Bloomberg inject massive sums into 2024 super PACs

Mellon gave $50 million to Trump's super PAC and has spent over $150 million in the 2024 election cycle — an enormous sum even in an era of big money in politics.

Aug. 20, 2024, 11:46 PM EDT

By Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman

Wealthy businessman Timothy Mellon and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wrote huge, eight-figure checks in July to support major Republican and Democratic super PACs, respectively, gearing up for the 2024 election.

Mellon, who donated $50 million in May to Make America Great Again Inc., the super PAC that supports former President Donald Trump's presidential bid, doubled down last month with another $50 million donation to the group. Mellon, who had previously given millions to a super PAC supporting independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has now donated more than $150 million to political organizations this cycle.

It's among the biggest disclosed political contributions from a single person in a single election cycle.

(Did RfKjr redirect the money to Trump?)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/billionaires-timothy-mellon-mike-bloomberg-inject-massive-sums-2024-su-rcna167491