mentalist

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Oz Pearlman - a self-described "mentalist" performing mind tricks - told the BBC he was talking to Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when the attack happened.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The mentalist said that he remembers thinking, “‘Oh, no, are we about to die?’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Oz Pearlman, a mentalist and the entertainer for the night, seemed to be doing a trick for the president and the first lady when the shots were fired, videos show.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Instead, mentalist Oz Pearlman had been performing and was interacting with Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the time of the incident.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

She gave the year as 1917, called the doctor "a mentalist," and the stenographer "a tapper," or "a mental tapper."

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)