Robert DeNault

President Donald Trump’s teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports he used inside knowledge to bet on Trump’s speeches via the prediction market Kalshi. The White House called the situation 'unfortunate' and 'a disgrace,' while Kalshi referred the matter to federal regulators. ABC News reported the aide, Gabriel Perez, earned over $100,000 from these bets.

President Trump’s teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports of betting on Trump’s speeches using insider knowledge on Kalshi. Kalshi flagged the trades to regulators, and the White House called the situation a 'disgrace.'

Kalshi will collect employment information from customers trading in high-risk markets to prevent insider trading, following incidents involving traders like George Santos and a U.S. Army soldier. The company assigns risk scores to markets and bans presumed insiders, having already stopped 100 potential trades and referred cases to law enforcement.

Kalshi will collect customer employment information for trading in markets deemed at heightened risk of insider trading. The move follows incidents involving a former Congressman and a U.S. Army soldier allegedly using nonpublic information. Kalshi assigns risk scores to markets and bans presumptive insiders identified through employment data.