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Alex Bruesewitz is an American political activist, campaign operative, and conspiracy theorist. In 2024, he worked on former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign, bringing online conspiracy theories like immigrants eating pets to the mainstream.[1]
Early life
[edit]Bruesewitz is originally from Ripon, Wisconsin.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]In 2017, Bruesewitz started X Strategies, a political consulting company, at the age of 19.[5] Clients include Mike Haridopolos, Marsha Blackburn, Lance Gooden, Curtis Bashaw, and Lauren Boebert.[6]
In 2022, Bruesewitz published a book focused on conservative social media strategy with Bombardier Books, a conservative political publishing house.[7]
In 2024, Bruesewitz suggested he might challenge then-Congressman Mike Gallagher for the U.S. House, because he did not consider Gallagher loyal enough to the agenda of former President Donald Trump.[8]
January 6 involvement
[edit]In 2021, Bruesewitz was one of the organizers of Stop the Steal, an entity that helped coordinate the rally on January 6.[9] He spread falsehoods and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being stolen or unfairly decided.[10][11] He was included in a group text chain that included Congressman Paul Gosar, who texted updates regarding the lockdown at the Capitol during the attack.[12][13] Following the attack, Bruesewitz denied his own involvement in contributing to the rally that led to riots, claiming in the days immediately after the attack that he was "disheartened" after the Capitol was stormed.[10][14]
Bruesewitz received a subpoena to testify before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. During his March 2022 deposition before the Select Committee, Bruesewitz repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights, declining to answer questions outright.[15]
2024 Trump campaign work and controversies
[edit]In 2024, former President Trump hired Bruesewitz to advise his presidential campaign.[10] He joined the Republican National Committee payroll in July 2024.[16]
According to reporting, Bruesewitz is the aide who encouraged J.D. Vance to validate untrue conspiracy theories about legal Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio stealing and eating pets.[1]
"One staffer in particular—a young activist named Alex Bruesewitz—helped convince Vance and his team that this was an opportunity to put his stamp on the campaign. Vance agreed. “Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country,” the senator posted on X, catching the Trump campaign’s leaders entirely off guard. Figuring there was no use in half measures, Bruesewitz led Vance’s minions in blasting the social-media post around their networks and urging officials on other GOP campaigns, as well as at the Republican National Committee, to join Vance’s assault on the migrant community of Springfield."[17]
Bruesewitz encouraged Trump and Vance to spend more time on podcasts aimed at young men rather than other traditional media.[1] [18]
Bruesewitz was reportedly the campaign aide responsible for the campaign booking comedian Tony Hinchcliffe for a late October 2024 Trump rally a week before the election.[3] Hinchcliffe's racist remarks about Puerto Ricans, Black Americans, and Jewish people caused major backlash from both major political parties.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Alberta, Tim (2024-11-02). "Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump's Campaign". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Trump ally Alex Bruesewitz is considering a run against Rep. Mike Gallagher". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "Racist comedian's Trump rally appearance blamed on Wisconsin GOP operative". upnorthnewswi.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ on, Published (2022-11-16). "Editorial: No matter landmark's location, 'old' GOP principles are virtuous". RiponPress.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "A Young Person's Perspective: An Interview with Alex Bruesewitz". The Dartmouth Review. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Browse Disbursements". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Dickey, Colin (3/6/2022). "The New Conservative Books Are Angry. But Why Are They So Boring?". Politico.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Trump ally Alex Bruesewitz is considering a run against Rep. Mike Gallagher". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Nguyen, Tina (January 5, 2021). "MAGA activists plot revenge on Republican 'traitors'". Politico.
- ^ a b c "Trump Campaign Hires 'Stop the Steal' Organizer, Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theorist Alex Bruesewitz | People For". www.peoplefor.org. 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ on, Published (2020-11-21). "Quote of the Week: Ripon High School graduate speaks at Trump rally, appears on NBC Nightly News". RiponPress.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Jan. 6 report committee releases 34 transcripts of witnesses who pleaded the Fifth". Politico. 12/21/2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "First transcripts from Jan. 6 committee reveal key witnesses refusing to testify". CNN. December 22, 2022.
- ^ "How Trump's pied pipers rallied a faithful mob to the Capitol". Reuters. January 11, 2021.
- ^ "CTRL0000051190 - Transcribed Interview of Alexander Bruesewitz, (March 8, 2022)" (PDF). January 6th Committee Final Report and Supporting Materials Collection.
- ^ "Browse Disbursements". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Alberta, Tim (2024-11-02). "Inside the Ruthless, Restless Final Days of Trump's Campaign". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Reporter, Flynn Nicholls US News (2024-10-29). "Joe Rogan showed Donald Trump "unedited." Millions adored it". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Tony Hinchcliffe: Backlash after comedian at Trump rally calls Puerto Rico 'island of garbage'". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-11-03.