{"id":2630889,"date":"2026-07-16T20:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-disgrace-white-house-teleprompter-operator-placed-on-leave-after-alleged-scheme-uncovered\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T20:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:41:32","slug":"a-disgrace-white-house-teleprompter-operator-placed-on-leave-after-alleged-scheme-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-disgrace-white-house-teleprompter-operator-placed-on-leave-after-alleged-scheme-uncovered\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A Disgrace&#8217;: White House Teleprompter Operator Placed on Leave After Alleged Scheme Uncovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-disgrace-white-house-teleprompter-operator-placed-on-leave-after-alleged-scheme-uncovered%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2630889&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A teleprompter operator for President Donald Trump, Gabriel Perez, has been placed on unpaid administrative leave amid a federal examination into his betting activities on the prediction platform Kalshi. Perez, who worked as Trump&#8217;s teleprompter operator as 2016, reportedly won over $100,000 by betting on phrases Trump might say during speeches. The investigation focuses on suspicious bets placed on the &#8220;Mentions&#8221; market, which allowed betting on specific words or phrases in speeches.Kalshi has frozen most of Perez&#8217;s funds and is cooperating with the commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). White House officials condemned the situation, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stating Perez is on unpaid leave and that the White House maintains strict ethical standards. Perez is alleged to have bet on Trump&#8217;s State of the Union and other speeches, sometimes canceling bets if the expected words were not used. The White House issued a memo instructing staff against using inside data for such bets, and federal regulators are discussing possible settlements with Perez, though no criminal charges have been filed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A teleprompter operator for President Donald Trump has been benched amid a federal investigation into bets he placed on the prediction platform Kalshi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps\/story?id=134764573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a> identified the individual as Gabriel Perez, who has been Trump\u2019s teleprompter operator since 2016. The outlet reported that Perez won more than $100,000 by predicting what Trump would say in various speeches.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/07\/16\/trump-kalshi-teleprompter-cftc-investigation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>, Kalshi froze most of the money after bets on the \u201cMentions\u201d market were considered suspicious. That market includes the chance to bet on words or phrases Trump might use in a given speech.<\/p>\n<p>The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating Perez. Robert DeNault, Kalshi\u2019s head of enforcement, said the company is cooperating with the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Kalshi said trades were flagged in March that were outside of normal patterns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, I\u2019m aware of the report,\u201d White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, according to a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2077815009808203952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is too. I spoke with him about it. He believes it\u2019s deeply unfortunate and, frankly, a disgrace,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aishahhasnie?\">@aishahhasnie<\/a> asks <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PressSec?\">@PressSec<\/a> about a White House teleprompter operator who has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after a report alleges he profited from online bets because he had prior access to President Trump\u2019s speeches:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[President Trump] believes it\u2019s deeply\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7XBmAGCdhD\">pic.twitter.com\/7XBmAGCdhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2077815009808203952?\">July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe individual that was cited in that report is complying with the CFTC, but has been put on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blm-activist-working-at-library-fired-after-allegedly-burning-library-books-by-trump-coulter-now-hes-claiming-racial-discrimination\/\" title=\"BLM Activist Working At Library Fired After Allegedly Burning Library Books By Trump, Coulter. Now He\u2019s Claiming Racial Discrimination.\">paid administrative leave<\/a>,\u201d Leavitt said. \u201cSo, there will be a teleprompter operator tonight, of course, but it will not be the one, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/16\/us-news\/trumps-teleprompter-operator-on-leave-over-insider-betting-report-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> noted that Leavitt quickly corrected herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry, without pay. The administrative leave is unpaid. To be very clear, that was a decision by the president,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The White House \u201chas extremely strict ethical guidelines with respect to issues like this, and as I just told you, this individual will no longer be here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News said Perez bet on Trump\u2019s State of the Union address to Congress in February and multiple other speeches between December and March.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators found Perez would back out of bets he made if a word he expected Trump to use was not mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>Later in March, the White House issued a memo telling staff not to use inside information to make bets in prediction markets.<\/p>\n<p>Perez has met with federal regulators, who have discussed settling with Perez under terms that would take back any profits and require him not to make similar bets in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC has given federal prosecutors in Manhattan a heads-up about the case, ABC News reported, but no criminal investigation was opened.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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