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A political strategist is in hospital after collapsing at a New York City gathering of supporters of President Donald Trump at the New York Young Republicans gala.
Friends of Alex Bruesewitz confirmed he was hospitalized after the event and was undergoing tests to find out why he collapsed at the podium of his speech celebrating Trump’s successful reelection campaign.
‘He is still admitted to a hospital in New York where he has undergone a series of tests,’ law firm CEO Joseph D. McBride wrote on social media. ‘Please keep this young fighter in your thoughts and prayers.’
Bruesewitz, a star influencer who worked on Trumps’ campaign, took the podium at the 112th annual New York Young Republicans gala but began slurring his speech and openly stated: ‘I’m forgetting my words.’
He tried to continue with his speech, but slowly toppled over.
Videos of his collapse spread on social media as …