Overview
- Pearlman, who is set to perform Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, said he plans to try to get inside President Trump's head.
- He told MS NOW that nothing classified will be revealed and said he will never share anything he learns publicly.
- He said he has studied Trump's behavior for months and has thought about this moment for a decade, preparing a tightly built set of about 25 minutes.
- This is the first time the dinner has chosen a mentalist, and it is the first WHCD President Trump has attended as president after years of comedian hosts.
- Known from America's Got Talent and high-profile gigs including for Barack Obama, Pearlman calls himself an 'honest con man' who aims for a unifying, viral moment that media outlets will replay widely.