Teleprompter operator on leave amid betting allegations
A White House teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave following reports of significant earnings from betting on speeches. The operator is under investigation for potential insider trading. (sources: businessinsider, pbs, theverge, bbc, independent)
Gabriel Perez, a teleprompter operator, reportedly made over $100,000 from bets on Trump's speeches. He is now facing a probe by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- Gabriel Perez has been a teleprompter operator since 2016.
- He allegedly used the betting platform Kalshi to place bets on Trump's speeches.
- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating the situation.
Why it matters
The situation raises questions about potential conflicts of interest and the integrity of betting practices related to political events.
↓ Congress can act on this
4 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR7004: Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026.
HR7004 · 119th Congress
Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026
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What HR7004 actually does
This story is about Kalshi says it caught Trump's teleprompter operator insider trading. This bill would ban covered federal officials and employees from using nonpublic government information to trade prediction-market.
If passed, it would:
- ban covered federal officials and employees from using nonpublic government information to trade prediction-market • create a clearer statutory hook for cases like staff or appointees betting on market-moving official events.
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This story is about Kalshi says it caught Trump's teleprompter operator insider trading. This bill would bar registered entities from offering sporting-event or casino-style gaming contracts.
If passed, it would
- bar registered entities from offering sporting-event or casino-style gaming contracts • narrow one route by which federally regulated event-betting products can resemble gambling markets.
This story is about Kalshi says it caught Trump's teleprompter operator insider trading. This bill would prohibit senior federal employees and their families from holding or trading covered securities, commodities.
If passed, it would
- prohibit senior federal employees and their families from holding or trading covered securities, commodities • require annual compliance certifications and GAO audits.
This story is about Kalshi says it caught Trump's teleprompter operator insider trading. This bill would force covered senior officials to divest covered financial interests, including commodities and derivative-like positions.
If passed, it would
- force covered senior officials to divest covered financial interests • apply those restrictions to top executive officials and certain family members.
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