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 to 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 started looking visibly amiss as he began slurring his speech - and at one point, the MAGA strategist openly stated: '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 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.
While it is currently unclear what caused the medical issue, conservative influencer Jack Posobiec said he spoke to Bruesewitz backstage and called it a 'fainting spell.'
Bruesewitz, the CEO of X Strategies, was hired by Trump's campaign in the summer to help with youth outreach and communications - and was later credited with making Trump 'cool' again among young voters.
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
Bruesewitz, the CEO of X Strategies, was hired by Trump's campaign in the summer to help with youth outreach and communications - and was later credited with making Trump 'cool' again among young voters
Bruesewitz was reportedly receiving medical attention backstage following 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 promote policies that put the interests of American citizens first.'
'Bruesewitz has been the driving force behind the efforts to defeat Republicans who fight against Trump and the MAGA movement and works to replace them with Republicans who fight for the values we hold dear.'
He 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.
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 is pictured with his girlfriend
'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 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.
Bruesewitz even worked with Barron Trump on a list of interview ideas, explaining to Trump the new media landscape that had millions of loyal followers
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.
It was there that Trump first shook hands with Joe Rogan, sparking immediate buzz that perhaps they would meet again in his podcast studio before the election.
Trump started doing interviews with 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 topic was off limits. Raising children, 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 was also enjoying 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 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 on the limb and say I'm for Donald Trump and I think you should too, a lot of them follow,' Bruesewitz said.
Bruesewitz published a book in 2022 tiled 'Winning the Social Media War: How Conservatives Can Fight Back, Reclaim the Narrative, and Turn the Tides Against the Left.'
At that time, he billed himself as a 'top conservative political consultant,' counting members of Congress and the Senate among his clients.
