TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED PREDICTION MARKET BETS ON SPEECHES

AT A GLANCE

US media had reported that Gabriel Perez, who has been operating Trump’s teleprompter since 2016, used his inside knowledge to win more than $100,000 (€85,900) betting on what the president would say in big speeches.

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• Latest News From Euronews | Euro: US media had reported that Gabriel Perez, who has been operating Trump’s teleprompter since 2016, used his inside knowledge to win more than $100,000 (€85,900) betting on what the president would say in big speeches.
• The Times of Israel: Gabriel Perez allegedly made more than $100,000 by placing bets on the prediction market Kalshi about specific words or phrases that would appear in the president's speeches The post Trump teleprompter operator…
• PBS News Hour - The Latest: President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi, the White House said…

KEY FACTS

• Topic: GLOBAL — the feed headline centres on TRUMP, TELEPROMPTER, OPERATOR, SUSPENDED, ALLEGED.
• Original feed: Latest News From Euronews | Euro.
• Published: 16 Jul 2026, 20:51 UK.
• Coverage checked: 3 distinct sources and 3 closely matched related stories.

STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE

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1. 16/07/2026, 17:54 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR FACES SCRUTINY OVER PREDICTION MARKET BETS (International homepage • 4 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
2. 16/07/2026, 20:51 PRIMARY FEED TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED PREDICTION MARKET BETS ON SPEECHES (Latest News From Euronews | Euro • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
3. 16/07/2026, 20:55 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED OVER BETTING ALLEGATIONS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS (The Times of Israel • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
4. 16/07/2026, 21:21 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP'S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ON UNPAID LEAVE OVER ALLEGED KALSHI BETS ON TRUMP SPEECHES (PBS News Hour - The Latest • 37 mins ago) [Story Intel]

HOW OTHER SOURCES FRAME THE STORY

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• The Times of Israel: TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED OVER BETTING ALLEGATIONS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 1 hr ago
• PBS News Hour - The Latest: TRUMP'S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ON UNPAID LEAVE OVER ALLEGED KALSHI BETS ON TRUMP SPEECHES [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 37 mins ago
• International homepage: TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR FACES SCRUTINY OVER PREDICTION MARKET BETS [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 4 hrs ago

RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE

• KALSHI SAYS IT CAUGHT TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR INSIDER TRADING
  The Verge • 2 hrs ago • TECH
• TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED OVER BETTING ALLEGATIONS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS
  The Times of Israel • 1 hr ago • ISRAEL
• TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ALLEGEDLY MADE US$90,000 BETTING ON HIS SPEECHES
  News - South China Morning Post • 2 hrs ago • CHINA