[sevlex]

I caught a few minutes of his bs and wondered why he was looking away from the camera.

Usually, the camera is behind the teleprompter, so he can look directly into it. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

[Bob Ireland]

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[Steve Van Doorn]

said, "wondered why he was looking away from the camera."
He is a new actor(IE: brown eyes.) Likely doesn't have a crew that knew where to place the teleprompter