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White House teleprompter operator put on leave over alleged bets on Trump speeches

Karoline Leavitt calls apparent bets on Kalshi prediction platform ‘deeply unfortunate and frankly a disgrace’ Donald Trump’s longtime teleprompter operator has been placed on administrative leave, the White House said on Thursday, after reports that he used his position to win $100,000 by placing bets on the president’s speeches using the online prediction market Kalshi. The White House press secretary, Karoline Le…

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A White House staffer has been accused of using inside knowledge of speeches to make nearly $100,000 on Kalshi.

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White House teleprompter operator accused of making $100k off Trump speech bets

A White House staffer has been accused of using inside knowledge of speeches to make nearly $100,000 on Kalshi.

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