Kalshi CEO defended Don Jr. hire before split
Catherine Rampell, The Bulwark: CEO Tarek Mansour spoke just before Kalshi parted ways with Donald Trump Jr.
Odds · 2 sources · November 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Just days before Kalshi parted ways with Donald Trump Jr., CEO Tarek Mansour sat down with Catherine Rampell for a wide-ranging conversation about the booming prediction market industry. In the interview, Mansour defended the decision to hire Don Jr. The timing proved notable when the split between Kalshi and Donald Trump Jr. followed shortly after.
Sources
- Kalshi Ends Donald Trump Jr.’s Advisory Role After 1789 Capital Invests in Polymarket: how 8 outlets framed itNewsCord · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
- Donald Trump Jr. exits advisory role at prediction market KalshiWCVB · tier 2 · November 13, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Opinion
- Kalshi CEO Defended Hiring Don Jr. Just Days Before Everything ChangedCatherine Rampell, The Bulwark
Timeline
- November 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM — First source: The Bulwark — “Kalshi CEO Defended Hiring Don Jr. Just Days Before Everything Changed”
- November 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM — Writer flags: unsupported, summaryWords
- November 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM — Added: WCVB — “Donald Trump Jr. exits advisory role at prediction market Kalshi”
- November 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM — Added: NewsCord — “Kalshi Ends Donald Trump Jr.’s Advisory Role After 1789 Capital Invests in Polymarket: how 8 outlets framed it”
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