By The Opinion
Dec 16, 2024, 12:48 PM EST
An advisor to President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign fainted for unknown reasons during a gala in Mantattan.
The moment when Alex Bruesewitz collapsed while speaking on stage during an event at the Young Republican Club of New York Sunday night was recorded in a video that has gone viral.
Bruesewitz, 27, was introducing the new top White House aide, Dan Scavino, but suddenly began to slur his words and fainted.
The young Trump advisor received immediate attention and was taken to the backstage area, where he recovered, according to the event’s master of ceremonies, Raheem Kassam, indicates a report from People.
“I spoke to our friend Alex Bruesewitz and do you know what he told me? He said, ‘At least I looked good?'” Kassam said. “I told him, ‘Alex, you used gravity like I’ve never seen anyone use gravity before in their life, but he’s recovering back there, so give him a round of applause so he can hear you.'”
The New York Post He sought a reaction from President-elect Trump, who assured that his advisor “will be fine.”
“I know Alex is going to be fine because he’s a tough guy,” Trump said. “There is no doubt about it. So I want to say hello to Alex, because he’s a very special guy.”
Bruesewitz is CEO of consulting firm X Strategies LLC, focused on candidates of the ‘America First’ movementwhich President-elect Trump promotes.
The description of the young strategist includes his efforts to “defeat Republicans fighting against Trump and the MAGA movement,” focused on those Republicans close to the president-elect’s movement.
Before his collapse, Bruewitz praised several Trump supporters, including former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, who had to decline the nomination to be Attorney General amid investigations into his sexual relationship with minors and drug use.
There is no official report on the reason that led to Bruewitz’s fainting.
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