Polymarket has taken down bets linked to the rescue of an Air Force officer

He was a Democratic congressman Harsh criticism of Polymarket To allow users to bet on the date the United States will confirm the rescue of Air Force personnel shot down over Iran.

in Posted on social media “They could be your neighbor, friend, or family member. People are betting on whether they will be saved or not. This is disgusting,” Rep. Seth Moulton wrote on Friday. (President Donald Trump announced this early Sunday The second service member, a weapons system officer, was rescued.)

Moulton also described Bullemarket as a “miserable death market” and noted this Donald Trump Jr. is an investor. Congressman recently He prohibited his employees from participating in prediction markets Such as Polymarket and everything.

Polymarket He responded It was demoted from the market “immediately” for not meeting the company’s integrity standards.

“It should not have been published, and we are investigating how this slipped into our internal security measures,” the company said.

Formerly Poly Market It witnessed the trading of hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts related to the bombing of Iran By the United States and Israel.