Prediction market users are already betting on how long Trump's new press secretary will last
Source: Business Insider ·
Bettors on Polymarket and Kalshi are wagering thousands of dollars on how long new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia will last.
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White House press secretary Katie Zacharia during her inaugural press briefing on Tuesday.Win McNamee/Getty ImagesPrediction markets bettors are wagering on Katie Zacharia's tenure as White House press secretary.Zacharia, who has described herself as an attorney, had her first media briefing on Tuesday.She has since faced scrutiny over her legal qualifications.President Donald Trump's new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, got off to a somewhat rocky start with her 14-minute debut media briefing on Tuesday.And now bettors on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are putting money down on how long the conservative commentator will last in the high-profile job.On Kalshi, bettors gave Zacharia a 38% chance of being out as White House press secretary before January 1 in a wager that had more than $313,000 in trading volume as of early afternoon Wednesday.Kalshi traders were more bearish over the longer term, putting the chance of Zacharia's departure before July 1 at…
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