{"id":33608,"date":"2026-08-09T01:17:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33608"},"modified":"2026-08-09T01:17:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:17:23","slug":"bettor-sues-polymarket-over-trump-khamenei-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33608","title":{"rendered":"Bettor sues Polymarket over Trump &#8216;Khamenei&#8217; prediction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>A Polymarket bettor who says he correctly predicted President Trump would say \u201cKhamenei\u201d back in March is suing the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/22\/us-news\/prediction-markets-latest-wild-west-accusations-users-are-getting-suckered-by-insider-trading\/\">prediction market giant<\/a> for $170,000 in damages after the site claimed Trump never said the word.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks after the war with Iran began on Feb. 28, Polymarket asked bettors a simple yes or no question: would Trump say the words <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/10\/us-news\/trump-admin-puts-the-squeeze-on-irans-financiers-with-new-sanctions\/\">\u201cKhamenei\u201d<\/a> or \u201cAyatollah\u201d during the week of March 15? The bet was part of Polymarket\u2019s recurring series, \u201cWhat will Trump say this week?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jes\u00fas Manuel Gonzalez Hernandez claims he bought 170,000 \u201cyes\u201d shares for $300. His payout, had he placed a winning bet, would have been a whopping $170,000.<\/p>\n<p>The suit alleges that while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One that week, Trump said \u201cKhamenei\u201d twice. Gonzalez Hernandez\u2019s lawyers point to White House transcripts of the exchange and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hLKD2ulnBF4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> of the president speaking as proof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey showed about 250,000 people in the square, saying how much they love Khamenei,\u201d Trump appears to say to reporters in the video. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40083509\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40083509\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" 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name and that he was referring to Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran\u2019s leader who died in 1989.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>But Gonzalez Hernandez\u2019s lawyers argue the rules of the bet did not specify that Trump\u2019s pronunciation be exact, or that the president had to be speaking about Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran\u2019s supreme leader.  <\/p>\n<p>They also called Polymarket\u2019s claim that Trump was speaking about Khomeini implausible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhomeini had been dead for nearly 37 years,\u201d the suit says. \u201cThe President was talking about a live war with a living adversary. To hear a reference to a man dead since 1989, one has to be looking for a reason not to pay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers allege that Polymarket\u2019s \u201cno\u201d judgement was due to either failed technology or that it was overridden by the operator<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"40083404\"><br \/>\n\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><default:path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/default:svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40083404\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2025-polymarket-crypto-betting-platform-135316953.jpg?resize=662,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 662w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2025-polymarket-crypto-betting-platform-135316953.jpg?resize=90,60&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 90w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2025-polymarket-crypto-betting-platform-135316953.jpg?resize=120,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 120w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2025-polymarket-crypto-betting-platform-135316953.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2025-polymarket-crypto-betting-platform-135316953.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2025-polymarket-crypto-betting-platform-135316953.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/2025-polymarket-crypto-betting-platform-135316953.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\"\/><figcaption>Polymarket was named in a lawsuit over whether President Trump said the words \u2018Khamenei\u2019 or \u2018Ayatollah.\u2019  <span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur client\u2019s case is about being treated unfairly by a multi-billion dollar company. 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