White House teleprompter operator investigated for betting on Trump speeches using prediction market Kalshi.
Gabriel Perez, a White House teleprompter operator who has worked for President Trump since 2016, is under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for allegedly using inside knowledge of the president's prepared remarks to place bets on the prediction market platform Kalshi. Perez allegedly won approximately $100,000 betting on whether specific words would appear in Trump's speeches, including the State of the Union address. Kalshi's surveillance team detected the suspicious activity, froze Perez's account, and referred the matter to regulators; Perez is now in settlement talks with the CFTC and has been placed on unpaid administrative leave.
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Officials probe whether White House teleprompter operator profited off Trump's words
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Trump teleprompter operator faces scrutiny over prediction market bets - Financial Times
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Coverage splits between Trump's swift disciplinary response and systemic insider trading concerns, with financial analysts and regulators examining market manipulation while political outlets frame it as routine personnel handling.
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THE LEFT
“White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says”T New York Times LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“White House teleprompter staffer put on unpaid administrative leave over insider trading scandal”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
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“Kalshi says it's working with feds over $100K Trump teleprompter speech bets” · Times of Israel, AP News, Politico, BBC, South China Morning Post, Axios, The Hill, Bloomberg, Le Monde, Globe and Mail, PBS NewsHour, Reuters
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NPRNPR Officials probe whether White House teleprompter operator profited off Trump's words 57d ago CNNCNN White House says teleprompter operator 'on leave' after reports of Kalshi insider trading 57d ago TNew York Times White House Teleprompter Operator Bet on Trump Speeches, Kalshi Says 57d ago HPHuffPost Trump Teleprompter Operator On Leave After Betting On President's Speeches 57d ago LEFT-CENTER1
NBCNBC News White House teleprompter operator being investigated after alleged bets on Trump speeches 57d ago CENTER7
APAP News Trump's teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets on Trump speeches PPolitico White House teleprompter operator placed on leave amid prediction market insider trading investigation 57d ago AAxios White House teleprompter operator investigated over alleged trades on Trump speeches 57d ago HThe Hill Kalshi says it's working with feds over $100K Trump teleprompter speech bets 57d ago BLBloomberg White House Teleprompter Operator Investigated Over Kalshi Trading Allegations 57d ago PBSPBS NewsHour WATCH: Trump believes his Kalshi-betting teleprompter operator is a 'disgrace,' Leavitt says - PBS 57d ago RReuters Trump's teleprompter operator under CFTC probe over potential insider trading - Reuters 57d ago RIGHT-CENTER1
FTFinancial Times Trump teleprompter operator faces scrutiny over prediction market bets - Financial Times 57d ago RIGHT2
WTWashington Times Trump teleprompter operator reportedly used inside knowledge to make prediction market bets 57d ago WEWashington Examiner White House teleprompter staffer put on unpaid administrative leave over insider trading scandal 57d ago INTERNATIONAL6
TOITimes of Israel Trump teleprompter operator suspended over betting allegations, White House says 57d ago BBCBBC White House teleprompter operator accused of making $100k off Trump speech bets 57d ago SCSouth China Morning Post Trump's teleprompter operator allegedly made US$90,000 betting on his speeches 57d ago LMLe Monde Trump suspends teleprompter operator over betting allegations 57d ago GMGlobe and Mail Trump’s teleprompter operator used his inside knowledge to win more than $100,000 betting on president’s speeches 57d ago JPJerusalem Post Trump teleprompter operator accused of placing insider bets on presidential speech scripts 50d ago 9 tracked claims across 21 outlets
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The White House warned staff in a March memo against using nonpublic government information to bet on prediction markets.
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