A White House teleprompter operator reportedly won big betting on presidential speeches

The staff member allegedly made over $100,000 on Kalshi. John Moore/Getty Images Gabriel Perez, President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator, has been placed on administrative leave after it was discovered he bet on dozens of the President's speeches on Kalshi, ABC News reports. Officials from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the body that currently oversees betting platforms like Kalshi, are reportedly willing to settle with Perez if he returns his winnings. Perez allegedly made more than $100,000 betting on the length of President Trump's speeches, including the State of the Union address, a speech at the World Economic Forum in January and remarks at a Medal of Honor ceremony in March. "Perez typically has the final eyes on nearly all of the president's prepared remarks," ABC