Polymarket data showed four accounts reportedly controlled by French national ‘Théo’ bet roughly $38 million for Donald Trump to win the US Electoral College and the popular vote.
One of the users behind Polymarket accounts making major bets for Republican Donald Trump to win the 2024 United States presidential election reportedly said he was only interested in making money, not influencing politics.
According to a Nov. 1 report, Wall Street Journal reporters tracked down a French national responsible for setting up Polymarket accounts under the names Fredi9999, Theo4, PrincessCaro, and Michie. The accounts, reportedly controlled by one man going by “Théo,” have placed roughly $38 million in bets favoring Trump in the 2024 elections.
At the time of publication, Polymarket reported roughly $2.9 billion in bets for either Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris to win in 2024, with the Republican candidate favored at 60.3%. These odds contrasted with many national polls in the US, which put both presidential candidates in a virtual dead heat with each other before Election Day on Nov. 5.
