Alex Brucewicz, a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, remained hospitalized Monday and suffered another fainting spell Sunday night after falling onto the podium on stage at a Young Republicans gala in New York. a source told the Post.
“He remains in a New York hospital where he is undergoing a series of tests. Please keep this young warrior in your thoughts and prayers,” Brusewitz's attorney Joseph said. D. McBride said. I wrote to X Monday morning.
Two people familiar with the incident said the 27-year-old Brusewitz fainted again after being hospitalized. Before the incident at the celebration, he seemed perfectly fine.
The Trump adviser energetically praised the New York Young Republicans Club and cheered on the prominent attendees, but midway through his speech he became slurred.
“I forgot my words,” he managed to say, slumping forward onto the podium.
Later, Raheem Kassam, a former senior aide to British politician Nigel Farage, took to the stage and calmed the nerves of those in attendance.
“I talked to my friend Alex Brusewitz, and you know what he said to me? He said, 'At least I looked cool?'” Kassam said.
“I said, 'Alex, you've used gravity more than I've ever seen anyone use gravity in my life,'” he joked. “But… He's recovering there, so cheer loud so he can hear.”
Human Events Editor Jack Posowiec said he spoke with Bruzewicz backstage afterward and told him he was OK.
“He's undergoing a medical check after briefly fainting on stage. All levels are normal. All he asked me was, 'Did you look cool?' did. I'm sure he'll be fine.'' Posobiec I wrote to XAlso guess It was said to be “dehydration + foot fixation''.
Brusewitz is the CEO of X Strategies LLC, a political consulting firm whose mission is “America First Conservatism,” and the author of several books on conservative politics, according to its website.
Despite his blackout, Brusewitz, who travels around the country speaking in support of MAGA, is no stranger to podiums.
“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. ” says an excerpt from his X strategy. his biography.
Otherwise, Cipriani Wall Street hosts its annual black-tie gala, with speakers including former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump senior adviser Corey Lewandowski. attended and the mood was high.
Speakers touted victories for conservatives, including the recent acquittal of former Marine Daniel Penny, who was charged with manslaughter after he subdued a violent homeless man on a subway train and died. .
“Daniel Penny became the national hero we need in post-Constitutional America, surrounded by existential domestic threats,” New York Young Republicans President Gavin Wax said in a speech. Ta.
But even before Brusewitz's fall, there was a current tension beneath the joy.
Event staff were reportedly on high alert against moles and saboteurs. According to one reporter She was followed around by “chaperones” and told by a gala official that she was “crazy,” the New York City/State newspaper said.
Gavin McInnes, the founder of the controversial far-right group Proud Boys, used a profanity-laced rant in the VIP section, calling American voters “a crazy girlfriend who goes back and forth to other people.” ”. 'The same media reported.
