{
  "id": 13289278,
  "title": "Kalshi Investigates Questionable Bets on Trump’s New Press Secretary",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/kalshi-investigates-questionable-bets-on-trumps-new-press-secretary",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-10T01:46:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/kalshi-investigates-bets-trump-new-press-secretary/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kalshi, a prediction market platform, is investigating questionable trades related to the selection of President Donald Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia. According to a spokesperson for the company, Kalshi is examining trades that predicted Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt as Trump’s press secretary. Three small bets were placed before Zacharia’s appointment was announced, with bettors positioning themselves to potentially profit thousands. One bet of $19 was placed around 10:43 p.m. Thursday, with the successful bettor standing to receive $1,896. Two other bets of $74 and $80 were placed on Friday, leading to potential payouts of $3,689 and $4,023, respectively. This occurs despite Zacharia having only a 1% chance of being named press secretary before her appointment was announced. Notably, in July, another White House employee, Gabriel Perez, was fired after making $100,000 from bets on Trump’s speeches, later settling with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Zacharia, confirmed to be joining Trump’s staff by the President on social media, boasts an unblemished record and has served in various capacities supporting Trump, including for Truth Social and the Department of Homeland Security.",
  "summary": "Three bets are under scrutiny for predicting Katie Zacharia would replace Karoline Leavitt despite just a 1% chance The post Kalshi Investigates Questionable Bets on Trump’s New Press Secretary appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Kalshi investigating questionable bets on Zacharia's appointment.",
    "Three small bets placed before Zacharia's announcement.",
    "Zacharia has only 1% chance of becoming press secretary."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The investigation highlights Kalshi's efforts to maintain market integrity amid allegations of insider trading, as the platform probes bets that showed unusually high returns based on unlikely odds.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}