Oz Pearlman recounts WHCA dinner shooting: ‘Really shocking’
By Max Rego
Published on April 26, 2026.
Mentalist Oz Pearlman has recounted the moment a gunman exchanged fire with law enforcement outside the White House Correspondents Association dinner. Pearlman was performing a trick for President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when the incident occurred. He initially thought a "bomb" was imminent and then realized he had to "get down" on the ground. While on "all fours," he and the president looked at each other for approximately two seconds before the shooting occurred. The gunman, identified as 31-year-old Cole Allen, will be arraigned on two charges related to using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.
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