Australian businessman Anthony Pratt has given over $15 million in help of President-elect Donald Trump, inserting himself among the many incoming commander-in-chief’s prime 5 donors.

The sizable donation from the manager chairman of 100% recycled paper and packaging firm Pratt Industries places him in elite firm with big-dollar contributors like Elon Musk, Timothy Mellon, Miriam Adelson and Linda McMahon.

“As I’ve mentioned many instances earlier than, President Trump was an awesome president and can as soon as once more be an awesome president,” Pratt mentioned.

“I’ve been proud to help him not solely by making this donation, but additionally by investing billions in well-paying American manufacturing jobs throughout his first presidency. I’ll achieve this once more in his upcoming presidency,” he pledged.

Most of Pratt’s donation — $14 million — will go to the Make America Nice Once more, Inc. tremendous PAC, with the remaining $1.1 million going towards Trump’s inaugural fund.

Pratt, 64, has constructed 70 factories within the US, creating some 12,000 manufacturing jobs, making him the most important Australian employer of People.

Pratt had been a frequent customer to the US because the Nineteen Eighties, however utilized for everlasting US residency late final yr, which he was just lately granted.

“We determined it was time to stay in America as a result of my household are all U.S. residents and I needed to dedicate extra time rising my US enterprise,” he mentioned.