White House Insider Betting Scandal | Sacramento News

A White House teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, allegedly raked in over $100K betting on President Trump’s exact words via prediction market Kalshi—until the platform flagged his suspiciously regular trades and froze his account. The CFTC got involved, and Perez, now on unpaid leave at Trump’s direction, is cooperating in possible settlement talks. The White House issued a memo banning aides from using nonpublic info for such bets, calling the incident a “disgrace.” This case sparks fresh debate on insider trading, ethics, and how sensitive info moves inside the West Wing. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/18ba4c15e9723cf5