Performer describes locking eyes with Trump as they ducked for cover during shooting

"I went down very quickly. And then the Secret Service brought President Trump down: I would say very effectively - but quite violently."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"I wasn't worried during the ordeal."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"I see everyone swarming one table. And I’m looking and trying to understand, and then you see people getting down..."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"I unfortunately said that the clip with me and President Trump will be seen five years, ten years and twenty years from now."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"I go, in my head, I go, 'Oh no, are we about to die?' That was my first thought."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"His eyes were not registering ... It was too sudden."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"I'm looking at him, and I can't gauge from him what happened to him."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"She's got to tell you, but I believe it's Vivian."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"Thank you all for checking on me. I am ok and thank G-d everyone is alright!"

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"Was in the middle of performing for the President and First Lady when I looked up to see a commotion, thought it was a bomb about to go off or shots fired. We hit the deck fast and Secret Service acted decisively and professionally to protect us all."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"We laid on the ground, I was a couple feet away from President Trump, eyes locked with one another. It was likely the scariest moment of my life and will never forget it. So happy everyone is ok."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"I thought maybe it was a medical emergency."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"That would hurt anyone, I don’t care what age you are."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"Oh no, are we about to die?"

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"I am 'still reeling from the shock'."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"I am 'still reeling from the shock'."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"I was meeting the president, I was meeting the first lady, and warming them up because I was going to be performing a show later."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"We‘re both looking at each other... I believe it was about two seconds. It felt much longer in the moment."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"People told me he had tripped, it did not look like that to me."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"I felt very honored to be a part of this event."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"We laid on the ground, I was a couple feet away from President Trump, eyes locked with one another."

— Oz Pearlman , Celebrity

"People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate."

— Melania Trump , Celebrity

"Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC."

— Donald Trump , Politician