A teleprompter operator with longstanding ties to President Trump is facing accusations that he used his privileged access to the president’s scripted remarks to line his own pockets.
The individual is suspected of placing bets on the prediction market website Kalshi, reportedly using his advance knowledge of what the president was about to say to gain a financial edge.
Because teleprompter operators see a president’s prepared remarks before they are delivered publicly, the accused would have had early insight into the content of Trump’s speeches — information that could potentially be used to anticipate market or public reactions.
