{"id":2390757,"date":"2026-04-27T03:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2390757"},"modified":"2026-04-27T03:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:51:15","slug":"trump-reveals-what-mentalist-was-doing-for-pregnant-karoline-leavitt-at-moment-of-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/trump-reveals-what-mentalist-was-doing-for-pregnant-karoline-leavitt-at-moment-of-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump reveals what mentalist was doing for pregnant Karoline Leavitt at moment of shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_4f8be1\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">At the exact moment gunshots erupted at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner, a mentalist was revealing the name of press secretary Karoline Leavitt&#8217;s unborn daughter to President Trump<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1809186\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Trump appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday night after the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Trump appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday night after the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner<cite aria-label=\"Image: 60 Minutes\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: 60 Minutes)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In the seconds before gunfire shattered the White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner, President Donald Trump was watching a mentalist try to guess the name of his pregnant press secretary&#8217;s unborn daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Trump revealed the details Sunday on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/cbs\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">CBS<\/a> News&#8217; 60 Minutes, describing the extraordinary collision of spectacle and chaos that unfolded Saturday night at the Washington Hilton as a 31-year-old <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/all-about\/los-angeles\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles<\/a> teacher stormed toward the ballroom with two guns and opened fire on law enforcement. No guests were killed, and the suspect is in custody.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Entertainer Oz Pearlman, billed as &#8220;the mentalist,&#8221; had been performing at the head table for Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/news\/politics\/karoline-leavitt-due-give-birth-1806403\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">expecting a baby within days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6edd97\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1752582\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/karoline-leavitt-regrets-donald-trump-1752582\" tabindex=\"0\">Karoline Leavitt hints at regrets as Donald Trump continues to embarrass himself<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_6edd97\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1757788\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themirror.com\/entertainment\/celebrity-news\/karoline-leavitt-baby-shower-guests-1757788\" tabindex=\"0\">Inside Karoline Leavitt&#8217;s baby shower guest list &#8211; including three unexpected no-shows<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Pearlman had accepted a challenge from Leavitt to guess the name she had chosen for her daughter, working letter by letter toward a reveal he had written on a sheet of notebook paper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It was at that precise moment, paper in hand, the table leaning in, that everything changed. CBS anchor Norah O&#8217;Donnell, who was in the room, pressed Trump on the experience during an interview on 60 Minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I was in the room not far from you, Mr. President. I could hear what sounded like gunshots or commotion,&#8221; O&#8217;Donnell said.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1808213\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1808213\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Karoline Leavitt\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1808213.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2272609576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1808213.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2272609576.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1808213.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2272609576.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1808213.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2272609576.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Karoline Leavitt is due to have a new child anyday now\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Karoline Leavitt is due to have a new child anyday now<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Right,&#8221; Trump replied. &#8220;People nearby could smell the gunpowder. Everybody hit the floor. How worried were you that there were going to be injuries?&#8221; O&#8217;Donnell asked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t worried. I understand life. We live in a crazy world,&#8221; Trump said. O&#8217;Donnell asked Trump when he first realized something was wrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Right around that point,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;In fact, you can see the expression on the First Lady&#8217;s face and your president of the evening, chairman or president or both, who was doing a great job, by the way&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Weijia Jiang, of CBS News,&#8221; O&#8217;Donnell offered. &#8220;She was a terrific person,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;They were asking the name of Karoline&#8217;s child, whom he didn&#8217;t know, I guess.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-1808805\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"1808805\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The White House Correspondents' Dinner\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1808805.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_IMG_1331jpeg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1808805.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_IMG_1331jpeg.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1808805.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_IMG_1331jpeg.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.themirror.com\/article1808805.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_IMG_1331jpeg.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The White House Correspondents' Dinner is supposed to be rescheduled for later this year \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The White House Correspondents&#8217; Dinner is supposed to be rescheduled for later this year <cite aria-label=\"Image: Jack Hobbs\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Jack Hobbs)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">O&#8217;Donnell confirmed, &#8220;Your press secretary is expecting, and he was trying to guess the baby&#8217;s name.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;That&#8217;s right,&#8221; Trump said. When O&#8217;Donnell noted that Melania Trump appeared visibly alarmed in footage from the event, Trump was measured but candid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t want to say, and people don&#8217;t like having it said that they were scared. But certainly, I mean, who wouldn&#8217;t be when you have a situation like that?&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;By that time, I think she realized ahead of time that it was more of a bullet than it was a tray. And she was \u2014 I looked at her face just a little while ago before I came. I saw the scene. They played it for me and, you know, pretty good close-up. And she looked very upset about what had just taken place. Why not?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The name &#8220;Vivian&#8221; had been written on the paper, revealed after the scene was secured. 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