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...
• 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…
• 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.

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 • 3 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 • 2 hrs ago) [Story Intel]
3. 16/07/2026, 20:51 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED PREDICTION MARKET BETS ON SPEECHES (Latest News From Euronews | Euro • 32 mins ago) [Story Intel]
4. 16/07/2026, 20:55 RELATED COVERAGE TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED OVER BETTING ALLEGATIONS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS (The Times of Israel • 28 mins ago) [Story Intel]

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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. • 28 mins ago
• Latest News From Euronews | Euro: TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED PREDICTION MARKET BETS ON SPEECHES [Story Intel]
  Related headline found through overlapping story details; compare the original source before treating it as confirmation. • 32 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. • 3 hrs ago

RELATED DAMMNEWS COVERAGE

• TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED OVER BETTING ALLEGATIONS, WHITE HOUSE SAYS
  The Times of Israel • 28 mins ago • ISRAEL
• TRUMP TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGED PREDICTION MARKET BETS ON SPEECHES
  Latest News From Euronews | Euro • 32 mins ago • GLOBAL
• KALSHI SAYS IT CAUGHT TRUMP’S TELEPROMPTER OPERATOR INSIDER TRADING
  The Verge • 1 hr ago • TECH