As of July 17, 2026, the White House has placed teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez on unpaid leave following allegations that he used insider information to profit from bets on presidential speeches via the Kalshi prediction market.
Trump's teleprompter operator pulls in nearly six figures in online bets using advanced knowledge of speeches
White House teleprompter operator allegedly made nearly $100,000 on Kalshi bets on Trump speeches
Kalshi says it's working with feds over $100K Trump teleprompter speech bets
Trump's teleprompter operator under investigation for insider trading, sources say
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