White House teleprompter operator suspected of profiting off Trump's words

NPR | By Hosts

Published July 17, 2026 at 4:42 AM EDT

President Trump's longtime teleprompter operator has been accused of profiting off of his access to the president's prepared remarks by placing bets on the prediction market site Kalshi.

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