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

Oz Pearlman, the celebrity mentalist who was set to perform at the dinner, said he is hoping for a redo—and to persuade Trump to participate in the act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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

“When I’m tuned in, it’s all about deep intuition and reading emotions and picking up feelings,” said the renowned mentalist known by his stage name, the Amazing Kreskin.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023

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)