A Democratic congressman had Harsh criticism of Polymarket for allowing users to bet on the date the United States would confirm the rescue of Air Force service members shot down over Iran.
In a post on social media On Friday, Rep. Seth Moulton wrote: “They could be your neighbor, a friend, a family member. And people are betting on whether they will be saved or not. This is DISGUSTING.” (President Donald Trump announced early Sunday that The second service member, a weapons systems officer, has been rescued..)
Moulton also described Polymarket as a “dystopian death market” and noted that Donald Trump Jr. is an investor. The congressman recently banned its staff from participating in prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
Polymarket responded that had taken down the market “immediately” for not meeting the company’s integrity standards.
“It should not have been published, and we are investigating how this got through our internal safeguards,” the company said.
Polymarket previously Hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts linked to the bombing of Iran were negotiated. by the United States and Israel.
