Trump campaign adviser Alex Bruesewitz ignited panic after suddenly fainting and collapsing over his lectern during an address to the New York Young Republican Club on Saturday.
Bruesewitz was introducing White House senior aide Dan Scavino during the address when he suddenly collapsed.
Attendees at the event reported that Bruesewitz began slurring his words before he collapsed in front of the crowd of hundreds at the Manhattan event.
Many attendees sprang into action immediately to aid Bruesewitz as he had fallen hard and taken the lectern with him.
The situation was terrifying for onlookers but thankfully Raheem Kassam, a former aide of British conservative politician Nigel Farage, quickly came out and told the audience that Bruesewitz had recovered and was ok backstage.
Kassam told the crowd, "I talked to our friend Alex Bruesewitz and you know what he said to me? He goes, ‘Did I at least look cool?’ I said, ‘Alex, you used gravity like I’ve seen nobody use gravity before in their lives.' But he’s recuperating back there, so give him a big cheer so he’ll hear you."
President-elect Donald Trump also issued a statement saying, “I know that Alex is going to be fine because he’s a tough son of a gun. There’s no doubt about that. So I want to say hello to Alex, because he’s a very special guy.”
Bruesewitz is the CEO of X Strategies LLC which is an organization dedicated to helping elect America First candidates and played a big role in Trump's triumph in the 2024 presidential election.
A statement from X Strategies LLC's page reads, "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 values we hold dear."
Combatting establishment Republicans was a key aspect of Trump's return to power as establishment Republicans, or RINOs, have been a thorn in Trump's side for years.
Thanks to figures like Bruesewitz, many America First Republicans toppled their establishment opponents and ensured that Trump will have less opposition from the GOP as he takes on Democrats over the next four years.
Bruesewitz was just one of many different important Trump campaign figures who appeared at the event which included former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, and senior Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski.
Bruesewitz and the others will have their hands full especially as Trump's key nominees go before a GOP-majority Senate.
There have already been rumblings of centrist Republicans not supporting key Trump nominees and that is where Bruesewitz and others come in.
Bruesewitz and others will have the monumental task of getting often heavily entrenched Senators removed via primary in upcoming elections should they dare stand in the way of Trump's agenda.
