White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources | Crypto Craft

  • White House teleprompter operator made more than $100K betting on Trump's speeches: Sources

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    When President Donald Trump approached the podium to deliver his State of the Union address in February, one of the few people who knew what he was about to say was allegedly setting himself up to profit from the president's words. Trump's longtime teleprompter operator is believed to have made tens of thousands of dollars by placing bets on that speech and more than a dozen others on the prediction market Kalshi, federal investigators with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission found, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Gabriel Perez, a technical assistant to the president who has been operating ... (full story)

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devonoved
3 hr ago
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The secret to Trump's success has always been to surround himself with idiots and sycophants so he can be the smartest guy in a room full of imbeciles.
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Vancarbon
2 hr 58 min ago
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Hang on ; these “ idiots “ are making a fortune from insider trading .

Maybe , we’re the idiots for allowing this contemptible behaviour ; it’s genetic though in certain parasites
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Trader#E6DD
2 hr 56 min ago
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Correct. You're both idiots.
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Vancarbon
2 hr 53 min ago — Edited
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According to brain dead #

Get a pair no-mark ( slang) ; I suggest testosterone lol

Sometimes in life you just have to get down and dirty ; lowest common denominator
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devonoved
1 hr 21 min ago
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Incorrect. I'm brilliant, and Van is a good bit cleverer than me. You're just a bad judge of these things. Which is why you voted to put a casino lounge act in the oval office.
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Vancarbon
1 hr 14 min ago — Edited
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I think you /I , and are fair few of us on these forums have the same morals ; hey , there is humanity in this world .

Good for you and the individuals who dare to question the propaganda/rhetoric from a one sided narrative .

NB - As much as I wanted to give a , it would appear vain .
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Ast0n
4 hr ago
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This genius places the bets with his own account? Not even trying lol
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Momofrmnyc
3 hr ago
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Right could've either had a proxy or someone he knows make the trade and split a portion.
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doing a show for Trump, the Lion Troop
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Trader#A7FB
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But is that really illegal? I didn't know that's considered insider trading. Insider trading is applicable to "insiders". If the waiter at the White House overheard something and makes bets with that info it's not insider trading.
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Trader#F609
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Don't deviate from the narrative.
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Skmeerani
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American eagles always right like a Pakistan country..!
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