Alex Bruesewitz, the 27-year-old tasked with making President-elect Donald Trump cool in the eyes of young voters during his 2024 presidential campaign, collapsed on stage while speaking at the New York Young Republicans Club Gala, according to several videos. event posted online.
Bruesewitz, CEO of consulting firm X Strategies, was listed as the guest of honor at the marquee security event on Sunday, which also featured talks by Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage.
During his speech, Bruesewitz began slurring his words before falling silent for about five seconds. The young caretaker fell to his side as the shocked guests began to scream.
It’s unclear what caused the fallout, and Trump’s transition team and X Strategies, the consulting firm Bruesewitz runs, did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s requests.
Other speakers at the scene said Bruesewitz was receiving treatment and was responding later.
Alt-right politician Jack Posobiec wrote on X that he had spoken to Bruesewitz after he “passed out briefly on the stage” and that, “All steps are normal.” Posobiec added: “The only thing he asked me was, ‘Did it look good?'”
The President of the country, Mr. Donald Trump, who then called on the stage, then spoke about the fall of his employee. “I know Alex will be fit, because a kid with a gun is tough. There is no question about it. So I want to say hello to Alex, because he is a special person.