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Donald Trump: Insider bets on speeches by US President suspected
Germany🏛️ PoliticsCenter3 hr. ago

Donald Trump: Insider bets on speeches by US President suspected

A White House employee responsible for Donald Trump’s teleprompter is suspected of making over $100,000 by betting on specific words or phrases that would appear in Trump’s speeches. The employee was placed on unpaid leave, according to Trump’s spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, who stated that Trump was informed and described the situation as 'deeply regrettable and honestly a disgrace.' The betting occurred on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, where users can wager on whether certain topics or phrases will be mentioned during speeches. According to ABC News, citing sources familiar with the CFTC investigation, the employee had prior knowledge of the speech content before placing bets. Kalshi’s manager confirmed they detected the trades and alerted the CFTC. This is not the first such case—earlier this year, the Justice Department accused a soldier of earning over $400,000 by using classified information about plans to arrest Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Polymarket.

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Die Zeit logoDie ZeitIndependentCenter3 hr. ago
US government: Trump's teleprompter operator suspended over betting scandal

Ein Mitarbeiter von US-Präsident Donald Trump, der für dessen Teleprompter zuständig war, wird verdächtigt, mit Wetten auf Inhalt seiner Reden über 100.000 US-Dollar verdient zu haben. Laut ABC News hat der Beschuldigte seit 2016 Wetten auf spezifische Wörter, Sätze oder Themen in Trumps Reden bei der Vorhersageplattform Kalshi getätigt, darunter bei der Rede zur Lage der Nation im Februar 2026. Die Plattform Kalshi berichtete, dass die US-Aufsichtsbehörde CFTC über verdächtige Aktivitäten informiert wurde, und mehr als 90.000 Dollar wurden vom Konto des Mitarbeiters eingefroren. Die Sprecherin des Weißen Hauses, Karoline Leavitt, bestätigte, dass der Mitarbeiter ohne Bezahlung beurlaubt wurde und nicht länger im Weißen Haus arbeiten wird. Sie betonte, dass in der US-Regierung strenge Ethikrichtlinien gelten, und erwähnte einen ähnlichen Fall im April, bei dem ein Soldat angeklagt wurde, über 400.000 Dollar mit Geheimwissen über eine Festnahme Venezuelas verdient zu haben.

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Der Spiegel logoDer SpiegelIndependentCenter12 hr. ago
Donald Trump: Insider bets on speeches by US President suspected

A White House employee responsible for Donald Trump’s teleprompter is suspected of making over $100,000 by betting on specific words or phrases that would appear in Trump’s speeches. The employee was placed on unpaid leave, according to Trump’s spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, who stated that Trump was informed and described the situation as 'deeply regrettable and honestly a disgrace.' The betting occurred on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket, where users can wager on whether certain topics or phrases will be mentioned during speeches. According to ABC News, citing sources familiar with the CFTC investigation, the employee had prior knowledge of the speech content before placing bets. Kalshi’s manager confirmed they detected the trades and alerted the CFTC. This is not the first such case—earlier this year, the Justice Department accused a soldier of earning over $400,000 by using classified information about plans to arrest Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on Polymarket.

Bias read (Center): The article presents the allegations against the teleprompter operator and includes quotes from both Trump’s spokesperson and Kalshi’s manager, providing balanced perspectives without overtly favoring either side. It does not use emotionally charged language or selectively omit context.

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