Trump teleprompter operator won more than $100K on speech bets: Report

A longtime teleprompter operator for President Donald Trump is reportedly in talks with federal regulators after allegedly using advance knowledge of the president's speeches to profit on a prediction market.

According to ABC News, Gabriel Perez, who has worked as Trump's teleprompter operator since the 2016 presidential campaign, is accused of making more than $100,000 by placing bets on Kalshi, a federally regulated prediction market that allows users to wager on outcomes tied to current events.

Karoline Leavitt addressed the matter during her first press breifing since giving birth to her daughter, where she stated that Trump has read the report and believes, "it's deeply unfortunate and frankly a disgrace." Leavitt went on to explain that the "individual that was cited is complying with the CFTC" but has been put on unpaid administrative leave.

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