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

Alex Bruesewitz, a political strategist who worked on Donald Trump’s successful 2024 campaign, has collapsed on stage during a speech in New York City.

The 27-year-old was in the middle of speaking at the 112th annual New York Young Republicans gala alongside Trumpworld heavyweights like Steve Bannon and Dan Scavino on Sunday night when he suddenly toppled over the podium.

Bruesewitz began to look visibly out of sorts as he began slurring his speech – and at one point the MAGA strategist openly said: ‘I’m forgetting my words.’

Trying to continue his speech, he said: ‘But the sham impeachment…’

Those were the last words he could utter as he slowly fell to the ground. The shocking clip continued with people immediately running to Bruesewitz’s rescue as the entire crowd gasped.

Although it is currently unclear what caused the medical problem, conservative influencer Jack Posobiec said he spoke to Bruesewitz backstage and called it a ‘fainting form.’

Bruesewitz, CEO of X Strategies, was hired by Trump’s campaign this summer to help with youth outreach and communications — and was later credited with making Trump “cool” again among young voters.

Bruesewitz reportedly received medical attention backstage after the fall.

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

In his biography on the X Strategies website, Bruesewitz’s bio claims: “(He) has been a fierce advocate for the America First movement and has worked tirelessly to advance policies that put the interests of American citizens first.”

‘Bruesewitz has been the driving force behind efforts to defeat Republicans who fight Trump and the MAGA movement and work to replace them with Republicans who fight for the values ​​we hold dear.’

He surged into the Trump campaign when co-chairman and now chief of staff Susie Wiles approached him over the summer.

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

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

Trump was prepared to bring his star power to them.

“The idea was: We want to talk to the people who are unhappy with the mainstream media, who have tuned out of 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 in 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 continue.

He wanted to join the growing group of comedians and entertainers who are uncensored, funny and quickly building young audiences in the millions — among them Trump’s 18-year-old son, Barron.

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

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

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

Amazed podcasters found themselves front row with some of the biggest celebrities in the world.

At the same time, Trump also routinely stopped by UFC fights, impressed by the roar of approval he received every time he entered the arena with Dana White.

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

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

It was there that Trump first shook hands with Joe Rogan, sparking immediate buzz that they might meet again in his podcast studio before the election.

Trump began interviewing some of the names that traditional political operatives had never heard of: Adin Ross, Theo Von, Logan Paul, WWE star Mark Calaway, known as ‘The Undertaker’, comedian Andrew Schulz and The Nelk Brothers.

No subject was off limits. Parenting, the Israeli war in Gaza, abortion, the JFK files, Bitcoin, cocaine, and even the movie Braveheart.

“We let them riff, and Trump is so great in that format,” Bruesewitz said.

Trump also enjoyed himself. “Alex is a good kid,” Trump told comedian Andrew Schulz on his “Flagrant” podcast, giving a shoutout to Brueswitz.

‘He’s a big name influencer, I don’t know if he’s in this league.’

Trump told Schultz and co-host Akaash Singh that Bruesewitz had praised him as the number one influencer in the world, citing his hundreds of millions of followers.

Schultz agreed, putting Trump in the same sphere of influence as Rogan and Kim Kardashian.

‘The people who build their following with social media have such an understanding of their followers and such a connection with them that when they go out and say I’m for Donald Trump, and I think you should too, are many of them stay tuned, Bruesewitz said.

Bruesewitz published a book in 2022 titled “Winning the Social Media War: How Conservatives Can Fight Back, Reclaim the Narrative, and Turn the Tides Against the Left.”

At the time, he billed himself as a “top conservative political consultant,” counting members of Congress and the Senate among his clients.