KALSHI SAYS IT CAUGHT TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR INSIDER TRADING

AT A GLANCE

Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president's teleprompter operator. ABC News reports that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez - Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016 - used inside information to make bets on Kalshi, a major prediction market platform that allows users to bet…

One category that Kalshi offers is "mentions" markets, in which users try to predict what an individual will say during high-profile events. Perez is accused of betting on what Trump would say during more than a dozen events, including … Read the full story at The Verge.

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• The Verge: Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president's teleprompter operator.
• The Verge: ABC News reports that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez - Trump's teleprompter operator since 2016 - used inside information to make bets on Kalshi, a major prediction market platform that allows users to bet…
• The Verge: One category that Kalshi offers is "mentions" markets, in which users try to predict what an individual will say during high-profile events.
• The Verge: Perez is accused of betting on what Trump would say during more than a dozen events, including … Read the full story at The Verge.
• News - South China Morning Post: A teleprompter operator for Donald Trump has been suspended over allegations he placed bets with a prediction market on the content of the US president’s speeches, the White House said on Friday.
• News - South China Morning Post: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the teleprompter operator was put on unpaid administrative leave on the orders of the president.

KEY FACTS

• Topic: TECH — the feed headline centres on KALSHI, CAUGHT, TRUMP, 8217, TELEPROMPTER.
• Original feed: The Verge.
• Published: 16 Jul 2026, 19:43 UK.
• Coverage checked: 2 distinct sources and 1 closely matched related story.

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1. 16/07/2026, 19:21 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ALLEGEDLY MADE US$90,000 BETTING ON HIS SPEECHES (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
2. 16/07/2026, 19:43 PRIMARY FEED KALSHI SAYS IT CAUGHT TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR INSIDER TRADING (The Verge • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]

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• News - South China Morning Post: TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ALLEGEDLY MADE US$90,000 BETTING ON HIS SPEECHES [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 1 hr ago

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