The mentalist Oz Pearlman experienced firsthand the shooting that occurred during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as he was on the stage alongside President Donald Trump, the first lady and Vice President JD Vance.
Oz Pearlman, who was scheduled to perform during the event, recounted in an interview with cnn that The shots surprised him a few meters from Donald Trump, in a situation of maximum tension. At first he thought it could be a medical emergency, although the seriousness of what happened quickly became evident. “I thought there was about to be a bomb“he explained.
The illusionist has described scenes of chaos in the lounge of the Hilton hotel in Washington, with attendees lunging at tables and diving to the ground for protection. Meanwhile, The secret service agents reacted quickly and jumped on Donald Trump to protect him, knocking him down right in front of him.
During those critical moments, Oz Pearlman was also subdued by the security team. “That would hurt anyone, I don’t care how old they are.“, he commented in reference to the impact of the intervention on the president, without being able to confirm if he had been injured.
One of the most shocking moments, according to his story, occurred when He locked eyes with Donald Trump for a few seconds while both remained on the ground. “Oh no, we are going to die“, he recalled what he thought then.
As the minutes passed and fearing that there was an active shooter in the area, Oz Pearlman decided to crawl away from the source of danger. Finally, he managed to escape unscathed from an attack that spread panic in one of the most prominent events on the political and media calendar in Washington.
