Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJosh MarcusSunday 26 April 2026 21:57 BSTMoment Trump is rushed out of White House Correspondents Dinner after shots are firedDuring the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, mentalist Oz Pearlman and President Donald Trump briefly crouched together on the floor after a shooting incident caused chaos.Pearlman described the intense fear and adrenaline, recalling a moment he shared a glance with President Trump, unsure if they were in danger.“We just look at each other for about two seconds, and my mind, obviously, this is like a huge adrenaline [rush], is just like, ‘Oh no, are we about to die?’” he remembers thinking.Pearlman said he initially did not hear any gunshots, so he thought the agents might be trying to protect the president from a bomb.The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, was apprehended after allegedly shooting and injuring a security agent, who was protected by a bulletproof vest.In full‘Are we about to die?’: What Oz the Mentalist saw as he and Trump locked eyes on the ballroom floorThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in