TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ALLEGEDLY MADE US$90,000 BETTING ON HIS SPEECHES

AT A GLANCE

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. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the teleprompter operator was put on unpaid administrative leave on the orders of the president.

Leavitt later added that he would no longer be working at the White House. Gabriel Perez is ⁠under investigation by federal regulators over potential...

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• 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.
• News - South China Morning Post: Leavitt later added that he would no longer be working at the White House.
• News - South China Morning Post: Gabriel Perez is ⁠under investigation by federal regulators over potential...
• PBS News Hour - The Latest: Leavitt added that no other staffers are under investigation and that the White House counsel had no awareness of the alleged bets.
• International homepage: Aide allegedly used advanced knowledge of president’s speeches to profit on ‘mention markets’ wagers

KEY FACTS

• Topic: CHINA — the feed headline centres on TRUMP, TELEPROMPTER, OPERATOR, ALLEGEDLY, MADE.
• Original feed: News - South China Morning Post.
• Published: 16 Jul 2026, 19:21 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 • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
2. 16/07/2026, 19:21 PRIMARY FEED TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR ALLEGEDLY MADE US$90,000 BETTING ON HIS SPEECHES (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
3. 16/07/2026, 19:26 RELATED COVERAGE WATCH: TRUMP BELIEVES HIS KALSHI-BETTING TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR IS A 'DISGRACE,' LEAVITT SAYS (PBS News Hour - The Latest • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
4. 16/07/2026, 19:43 RELATED COVERAGE KALSHI SAYS IT CAUGHT TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR INSIDER TRADING (The Verge • 44 mins ago) [Story Intel]

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• PBS News Hour - The Latest: WATCH: TRUMP BELIEVES HIS KALSHI-BETTING TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR IS A 'DISGRACE,' LEAVITT SAYS [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 1 hr 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. • 2 hrs ago
• The Verge: KALSHI SAYS IT CAUGHT TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR INSIDER TRADING [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 44 mins ago

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• KALSHI SAYS IT CAUGHT TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR INSIDER TRADING
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• WATCH: TRUMP BELIEVES HIS KALSHI-BETTING TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR IS A 'DISGRACE,' LEAVITT SAYS
  PBS News Hour - The Latest • 1 hr ago • US
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