The person who operated the teleprompter for President Donald Trump has been put on unpaid leave amid an insider trading probe, the White House confirmed on Thursday.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump was aware of a news report that broke the story, and she had spoken to him about it.
“He believes it’s deeply unfortunate and frankly a disgrace,” Leavitt said at a press conference.
Leavitt said the teleprompter operator was complying with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission and has been put on unpaid administrative leave. She said there would be another person working the teleprompter later Thursday evening during Trump’s nationally televised speech….
Trump’s Teleprompter Operator Put on Leave for Allegedly Betting on Speeches
