Teleprompter Operator Suspended After Kalshi Flags Speech Betting

Federal investigators probe whether advance access to presidential remarks generated over $100,000 in prediction market profits.

Gabriel Perez has not operated a teleprompter at the White House since federal regulators linked his account to more than $100,000 in wagers on presidential speeches. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened its investigation after Kalshi, a regulated prediction market, flagged unusual activity on contracts tied to specific words and topics in upcoming Trump addresses [7]. Perez, who has managed the president’s prompter since 2016, was placed on unpaid administrative leave this week and will not return to the West Wing [4].

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