Federal officials probe whether White House teleprompter profited off Trump's words

It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x5760+0+0/resize/8640x5760!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2Fa2%2Fe8e0a58b4d0a834c7c8b1d436664%2Fap26086774008034.jpg' alt='A person cleans the teleprompter before President Trump spoke at a conference in Miami Beach, Fla. on March 27, 2026.'/><p>It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.</p><p>(Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5896223' />