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…
• 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: 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 2 closely matched related stories.

STORY TIMELINE — AVAILABLE COVERAGE

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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 • 3 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 • 2 hrs 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 • 2 hrs 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. • 2 hrs ago
• 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. • 3 hrs ago

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