Trump's teleprompter operator fined for betting on speech topics

Gabriel Perez, who ran Trump's teleprompter since 2016, was fined $172,000 for betting money on what Trump would say in speeches from December 2025 to February 2026. regulators said he used secret knowledge he was trusted with, which is illegal. He must give back $107,539 in winnings, pay a $65,000 fine, and stop trading for three years.