Frightening moment Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz collapses on stage during speech at New York Young Republican Club gala

Alex Bruesewitz, a political strategist who is credited with helping to restore Donald Trump’s popularity with his work on the 2024 campaign, suddenly collapsed on stage during a speech in New York on Sunday night.

The CEO of X Strategies, the 27-year-old Bruesewitz was hired by the campaign in the summer to help with youth outreach and communications.

That evening, he was addressing the 112th annual New York Young Republicans gala, sharing the stage with prominent figures from the Trump circle such as Steve Bannon and Dan Scavino.

Despite continuing his speech during the live broadcast, there were visible signs that something was wrong as he started to slur his words and even admitted at one point: ‘I’m forgetting my words.’

He tried to continue with his speech, saying: ‘But the sham impeachment…’

Those were the last words he was able to speak, as he slowly fell to the ground, toppling over the podium.

The clip continues with people immediately running to Bruesewitz’s rescue as the entire crowd gasps. 

DailyMail.com has reached out to both the Trump-Vance transition team and X Strategies for comment. 

Alex Bruesewitz, a political strategist credited with making Donald Trump 'cool' again with his work on the 2024 campaign, collapsed on stage during a speech in New York Sunday night

Alex Bruesewitz, a political strategist credited with making Donald Trump ‘cool’ again with his work on the 2024 campaign, collapsed on stage during a speech in New York Sunday night

The CEO of X Strategies, the 27-year-old Bruesewitz was hired by the Trump campaign in the summer to help with youth outreach and communications

The CEO of X Strategies, the 27-year-old Bruesewitz was hired by the Trump campaign in the summer to help with youth outreach and communications

Bruesewitz shot to prominence in the Trump campaign when co-chair and now chief of staff Susie Wiles turned to him during the summer.

The Trump campaign wanted the community to meet the ‘real’ Trump, the man who could sit around the dinner table engaging with his staff, cracking jokes, and even teasing them as they talked about life and politics. 

To do that, Bruesewitz began sending the message to the podcast community.

Trump was prepared to bring his star power to them. 

‘The idea was: We are going to talk to the people who are disaffected by the mainstream media, that have tuned out from the mainstream media, who now get their news and entertainment from these podcasters,’ Bruesewitz told DailyMail.com.

Trump and political strategists had already found value working with political podcasters like the Ben Shapiro Show and Dan Bongino, in addition to traditional hosts like Brian Kilmeade, Sean Hannity, and Hugh Hewitt. 

But Bruesewitz wanted to go further.

He wanted in with the growing group of comedians and entertainers who are uncensored, funny, and rapidly building young audiences in the many millions – among them Trump’s 18-year-old son, Barron.

Bruesewitz shot to prominence in the Trump campaign when co-chair and now chief of staff Susie Wiles turned to him during the summer

Bruesewitz shot to prominence in the Trump campaign when co-chair and now chief of staff Susie Wiles turned to him during the summer 

Bruesewitz worked with Barron  on a list of interview ideas, explaining to Trump the new media landscape that had millions of loyal followers.

The power of this new media community had already been recognized by shrewd promoter and UFC CEO Dana White.

White and his team offered them VIP access to the fights to help spread the word about their entertainment value. 

Awestruck podcasters found themselves ringside with some of the biggest celebrities in the world. 

At the same time, Trump was also routinely stopping by the UFC fights, impressed by the roar of approval he received each time he walked into the arena with Dana White.

He was frequently joined by Fox News media star turned podcaster Tucker Carlson and rocker Kid Rock.

On the sidelines, he would shake the hands and meet some of these newly influential figures, who gladly snapped selfies with Trump and then shared them on social media. 

This is a breaking news story.  

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