Oz Pearlman Describes Chaos at DC Dinner After Security Breach, Shooting

Pearlman said he and others ‘army crawled’ away as Secret Service agents converged and the president was quickly escorted from the room.

Oz Pearlman (C), President Donald Trump (2nd R), and CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang (R) at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington on April 25, 2026.

Entertainer Oz Pearlman spoke about his experience being near President Donald Trump at the time shots were fired outside the Washington Hilton ballroom Saturday night.

The interaction took place at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 25, which was attended by Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, other administration officials, and members of the press.