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Rhiannon12866

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Sun Apr 26, 2026, 09:16 PM Sunday

WHCD shooting: What the person closest to Trump saw - CNN State of the Union



Mentalist Oz Pearlman found himself on the ground, face to face with Donald Trump moments after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where he was performing.

Pearlman was performing a trick for Trump, the First Lady and the Press Secretary when the chaos broke out, he said. At first, he thought it could have been a bomb threat, Pearlman told CNN’s Dana Bash.

Also, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) recounts the moment he heard the shots as he was having a conversation with Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. - Aired on 04/26/2026.

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WHCD shooting: What the person closest to Trump saw - CNN State of the Union (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sunday OP
media says no shot fired "at" the dinner. wasnt even in the same room. nt msongs Sunday #1
Wasn't even on the same floor fargone Monday #2
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