Alex Brucewicz, a political strategist who was instrumental in Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential success, collapsed on stage during a speech in New York City.
The 27-year-old was speaking at the 112th New York Young Republicans Gala on Sunday night, along with Trumpworld heavyweights like Steve Bannon and Dan Scavino, when he suddenly fell from the podium.
Mr. Brusewitz began to appear visibly uncomfortable as he began to slur his speech, at one point openly stating that the MAGA strategist had “forgotten his words.”
He tried to continue his speech, saying, “But the sham impeachment…”
Those were the last words he uttered as he slowly fell to the ground. The shocking footage continued as the entire crowd gasped as people quickly rushed to Bruzewitz’s rescue.
The cause of the medical problem is unknown at this time, but conservative influencer Jack Posobiecz said he spoke with Brucewicz backstage and called it a “fainting attack.”
Mr. Brucewicz, CEO of X Strategies, was hired by the Trump campaign over the summer to help with youth outreach and communications, and has since gone on to make Mr. Trump “cool” again among young voters. ”.
Alex Brucewicz, the political strategist credited with making Donald Trump “cool” again with his work on the 2024 election campaign, collapsed on stage during a speech in New York on Sunday night.
Mr. Brucewicz, CEO of X Strategies, was hired by the Trump campaign over the summer to help with youth outreach and communications, and has since gone on to make Mr. Trump “cool” again among young voters. ”
Brucewicz was reportedly receiving treatment backstage after the fall.
DailyMail.com has reached out to both the Trump-Vance transition team and X Strategies for comment.
In his biography posted on the X Strategies website, Brusewitz’s biography claims:[He] He is a passionate advocate of the America First movement and has worked tirelessly to promote policies that put the best interests of the American people first. ”
“Mr. Brusewitz is a driving force behind the effort to defeat Republicans fighting against Trump and the MAGA movement, and working to replace them with Republicans who fight for the values we hold dear. There is.”
He rose to prominence in the Trump campaign after his co-chair and current chief of staff, Susie Wiles, turned to him over the summer.
The Trump campaign wanted to introduce the community to the “real” Trump, who could interact with staffers around the dinner table, cracking jokes and teasing them as they discussed life and politics.
To that end, Brusewitz started sending messages to the podcast community.
Trump was ready to bring his star power to them.
Brusewitz rose to prominence in the Trump campaign over the summer after co-chairman and current chief of staff Susie Wiles turned to him.
Brusewitz is pictured with his girlfriend.
“The idea was: Let’s talk to people who are dissatisfied with mainstream media, who have turned away from mainstream media, and who now get their news and entertainment from podcasters,” Blue said. Sevitz told DailyMail.com.
Trump and his political strategists have already seen the value of working with traditional hosts like Brian Kilmeade, Sean Hannity and Hugh Hewitt, as well as political podcasters like The Ben Shapiro Show and Dan Bongino. I was discovering it.
But Brusewitz wanted to go further.
He hopes to join a growing group of comedians and entertainers who are uncensored, funny, and rapidly gaining a young audience of millions, including Trump’s 18-year-old son Barron. It is.
Mr. Brusewitz worked with Mr. Barron to develop a list of interview ideas and brief Mr. Trump on the new media landscape, which has millions of loyal supporters.
The power of this new media community was already recognized by astute promoter and UFC CEO Dana White.
White and his team provided VIP access to the games to promote the entertainment value.
Awe-struck, the podcasters found themselves ringside with some of the world’s biggest names.
Brusewitz worked with Barron Trump on a list of interview ideas and briefed Trump on the new media landscape, which has millions of loyal followers.
At the same time, Trump also regularly stopped by UFC matches, impressed by the roar of approval he received every time he and Dana White entered the arena.
He was frequently joined by Fox News media star-turned-podcaster Tucker Carlson and rocker Kid Rock.
While on the sidelines, he shook hands and met with new influencers, who happily took selfies with Trump and shared them on social media.
It was here that Trump shook hands with Joe Rogan for the first time, and talk quickly spread that they might meet again at the podcast studio before the election.
Trump was heard by traditional political operatives, including Adin Roth, Theo Von, Logan Paul, WWE star Mark Calaway known as “The Undertaker,” comedian Andrew Schultz, and the Nerk Brothers. I started interviewing people I had never heard of before.
No topic 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 really great in that format,” Brusewitz said.
Trump was having fun, too. “Alex is a good kid,” President Trump told comedian Andrew Schultz on the “Flagrant” podcast, praising Brewitz.
“He’s a famous influencer, but I don’t know if he’s in this league.”
President Trump told Schultz and co-host Akaash Singh that Brusewitz had praised Schultz as the world’s No. 1 influencer, citing his hundreds of millions of followers. Ta.
Schultz agreed, putting Trump in the same sphere of influence as Rogan and Kim Kardashian.
“The people who have built up a following on social media are so understanding of their followers and so connected to them that they can go out of their way to say, “I support Donald Trump.” , many of them say, ‘I think you should too,’ follow me,”’ Brusewitz said.
Brusewitz published a book in 2022 titled “Win the Social Media War: How Conservatives Can Fight Back, Reclaim the Narrative, and Defy the Left.”
At the time, he described himself as a “top conservative political consultant,” and his clients included members of Congress and the U.S. Senate.