Insiders Reveal White House Chaos as Trump Faces Staff Exodus

Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images The White House is bleeding staff, and President Donald Trump’s “tight ship” could be heading into stormy waters, insiders have revealed. With eight aides announcing their exits this summer alone, Trump has a much smaller circle of people he actually trusts, people with knowledge of

It has forced him to rely on an even smaller circle of aides.

Several White House staffers are reportedly planning to quit in the coming months as tension grows inside Donald Trump's administration.

President Donald Trump is entering a critical stretch of his second term with a slew of resignations among his senior staff, forcing him to rely on an even smaller circle of aides.

Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez has been ordered to pay more than $US172,000 for using advance access to US President Donald Trump's speeches to make illegal trades on a prediction-market platform.

Gabriel Perez made US$107,500 on prediction markets by betting on what Trump would say in speeches

The former White House teleprompter staffer who was charged with using privileged information to make bets on prediction markets will pay a $172,539.02 fine for his actions. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on Friday that the former Trump administration staffer settled with the agency on paying back t

The settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, announced Friday, also dealt Gabriel Perez a three-year trading ban.

Former White House Teleprompter Operator Ordered To Turn Over Profits, Pay Fine Over Insider Trading  HuffPost

As details emerged July 16, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it was "unfortunate" and "a disgrace."

Gabriel Perez made more than $100,000 on prediction markets by betting on words and phrases that would appear in Trump’s speeches between December 2025 and February 2026.

He was placed on unpaid leave from his job at the White House after it was determined he used his position to make bets on what President Trump would say in speeches.

Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits, pay fine over insider trading  Toronto Star

A former White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets on the prediction market Kalshi has been ordered to turn over more than $100,000 in profits and pay a $65,000 penalty as part of a federal settlement

Former White House teleprompter operator ordered to turn over profits, pay fine over insider trading  AP News

White House Teleprompter Operator Settles Insider-Trading Probe  WSJ