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A White House teleprompter operator is being investigated over allegedly using inside information to place bets and make nearly $100,000 on US President Donald Trump’s speeches.
Gabriel Perez, who had worked at the White House since 2016, is accused of placing bets on words the president would use during major public addresses, including the State of the Union speech.
The trades were made on Kalshi, a prediction-markets platform where users can bet on real-world events. The firm confirmed it reported the activity to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates the platform.
Kalshi froze Perez’s account before any profits could be withdrawn, according to reports.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump was aware of the teleprompter operator and that staffer was now on unpaid leave, before adding Perez would no longer work at the White House.
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