{"id":3916,"date":"2026-07-16T18:52:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=3916"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T18:52:57","slug":"trump-teleprompter-operator-kalshi-bets-mention-markets-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=3916","title":{"rendered":"Kalshi says it caught Trump\u2019s teleprompter operator insider trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president\u2019s teleprompter operator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\"><em>ABC News <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps\/story?id=134764573\">reports<\/a> that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez \u2014 Trump\u2019s teleprompter operator since 2016 \u2014 used inside information to make bets on Kalshi, a major prediction market platform that allows users to bet on just about everything. One category that Kalshi offers is \u201cmentions\u201d markets, in which users try to predict what an individual will say during high-profile events.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Perez is accused of betting on what Trump would say during more than a dozen events, including his February State of the Union address, a Medal of Honor ceremony, and remarks at the World Economic Forum, according to <em>ABC News. <\/em>In total, Perez reportedly won more than $100,000 on Kalshi. Trump is scheduled to make another speech Thursday night, reportedly focusing on election integrity; Kalshi has multiple markets listed where users are betting on what he will say and how long he will speak for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cOur surveillance team promptly flagged and referred these trades to the [Commodity Futures Trading Commission] after an exchange investigation,\u201d Robert DeNault, head of enforcement at Kalshi, said in an emailed statement to <em>The Verge<\/em>. \u201cWe have charged this individual and have been assisting regulators on this matter and provided evidence we collected, as we do in any referral.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Kalshi didn\u2019t respond on the record to questions about other bettors who wagered in these markets and whether they\u2019d get their money back. Zach Fulton, a spokesperson for the CFTC, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/business\/896517\/kalshi-cftc-insider-trading-polymarket\">oversees prediction markets<\/a>, said the agency couldn\u2019t confirm or deny any investigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">According to <em>ABC News<\/em>, the CFTC and Perez have discussed how to settle the case, including Perez giving back his earnings and not making similar trades in the future. Federal prosecutors declined to open a criminal investigation, <em>ABC News<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Last month, Kalshi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/business\/948083\/kalshi-prediction-markets-insider-trading\">implemented rules<\/a> that require users to disclose employment information before they can bet on \u201cmarkets with heightened insider or manipulation risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/966676\/trump-teleprompter-operator-kalshi-bets-mention-markets-investigation\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalshi users betting on what President Donald Trump would say during his speeches were reportedly up against tough competition: the president\u2019s teleprompter operator. ABC News reports that federal investigators believe Gabriel Perez \u2014 Trump\u2019s teleprompter operator since 2016 \u2014 used inside information to make bets on Kalshi, a major prediction market platform that allows users [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[135,46,74,75,34],"class_list":["post-3916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-gadgets","tag-business","tag-news","tag-policy","tag-politics","tag-tech"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kalshi says it caught Trump\u2019s teleprompter operator insider trading - Silvybrand Lifestyle Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Donald Trump\u2019s teleprompter operator is accused of making bets on Kalshi related to what the president would say during speeches. 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