Alex Bruesewitz is an American political consultant and co-founder of X Strategies, known for supporting Donald Trump since 2015. He played a role in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including organizing Stop the Steal and coordinating with Rep. Paul Gosar on January 6. Bruesewitz has advised various Republican politicians, joined Trump's 2024 campaign as a consultant, and expressed support for MAGA-aligned initiatives, also supporting alternative media outreach for Trump.

Alex Bruesewitz

Alex Bruesewitz Born Alexander William Bruesewitz March 12, 1997 Spouse Carolina Urrea (m. 2026)

Alexander William Bruesewitz (born March 12, 1997) is an American political consultant. He is the co-founder and chief executive of X Strategies, a political consulting firm.

Bruesewitz began supporting Donald Trump as a political candidate in 2015. After Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election, he co-founded X Strategies alongside Derek Utley. Bruesewitz was an organizer of Stop the Steal, an organization that attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election, and he coordinated with Arizona representative Paul Gosar on the morning of the January 6 Capitol attack. Bruesewitz supported Trump's campaign in the 2024 presidential election. He began working for Trump's campaign in August 2024 and advised Trump to appear on alternative media, most prominently podcasts.

Early life and education (1997–2015)

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Alexander William Bruesewitz [1] was born on March 12, 1997.

Bruesewitz attended

[2]Ripon High Schoolin

Ripon, Wisconsin.

[3]## Career

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Early work and X Strategies (2015–2020)

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As early as 2014, Bruesewitz was involved in politics, having met the political activist Charlie Kirk that year. [4] In April 2015, Bruesewitz posted a photograph of the

Trump International Hotel and Towerin

Chicago, writing that its sign "would look just as good on the

White House."

Donald Trump, the building's proprietor, retweeted Bruesewitz's post. In June, Trump announced

a presidential campaignin the

2016 presidential election. Bruesewitz told

that Trump's candidacy inspired Bruesewitz to forgo college and pursue a career in real estate. In 2017, he founded X Strategies, a political consulting firm, alongside Derek Utley. Their initial clients included the online school FreedomProject Academy and a father whose daughter was a victim of the

The Times Parkland high school shooting.

[5]### Stop the Steal (2020–2021)

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Bruesewitz was an organizer of Stop the Steal, an organization that attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election. He sought to fund efforts to overturn Republicans who did not oppose the certification of Joe Biden's victory in the 2021 Electoral College vote count. [6] The vote count was interrupted by

an attackon the

United States Capitol; Bruesewitz told

that he did not participate in the attack, and he reportedly pleaded the

Politico Fifth Amendmentwhen he was summoned by the

House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol.

Investigators for the committee revealed that Bruesewitz had messaged

[7]Arizonarepresentative

Paul Gosaron the morning of January 6, 2021, asking if Gosar had "[coordinated] with the other members" of the

Freedom Caucus. Gosar replied that he had.

Bruesewitz later stated that he would financially assist in the legal defense bills of accused rioters.

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[9]### Continued political consulting (2021–present)

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In March 2021, Catalina Lauf hired Bruesewitz to help manage her campaign in the United States House of Representatives election for Illinois's sixteenth congressional district to succeed Adam Kinzinger. [10] Bruesewitz attended Trump's speech announcing

his campaignfor the

2024 presidential electionat

Mar-a-Lagoin November 2022.

The

[7]Trump familyhired Bruesewitz to ensure that Trump would win the

Republican Party presidential primariesagainst the ascendant

Floridagovernor

Ron DeSantis.

By April 2023, Bruesewitz had advised Florida representatives

[5]Anna Paulina Lunaand

Cory Mills, as well as Trump's

political action committee,

Save America.

[11]In April 2023, * The Hill* reported that Bruesewitz was considering running in the

United States House of Representatives electionfor

Wisconsin's eighth congressional districtif the district's representative,

Mike Gallagher, chose to run in the

Senate election in Wisconsin.

Bruesewitz declined to run in the election, but considered running again after Gallagher voted against the

[11]impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkasin February 2024, according to

The Hill.

That month, Bruesewitz was set to address the

[12]Montana Republican Partyas a keynote speaker; the party rescinded his invitation after he criticized

Montanarepresentative

Matt Rosendale, leading to a dispute between the party and several of Trump's advisors, including his son,

Donald Trump Jr.

[13]After the second report, Bruesewitz publicly posited a campaign and claimed that he would represent the MAGA movement. [14] Bruesewitz was endorsed by

Roger Stone, Trump's former campaign consultant, and Ken Sikora, the chair of the Republican Party for

Oconto County.

In April, he endorsed

[15]Tony Wiedand said he would support Wied's campaign as an advisor.

In August, Bruesewitz joined Trump's campaign as a consultant.

[16]Bruesewitz was a proponent of the Trump campaign utilizing

[17]alternative media.

After the success of Trump's interview with the online streamer

[18]Adin Ross,

Susie Wiles, Trump's co-campaign manager, enlisted Bruesewitz to have Trump appear on other podcasts, including

(2009–present). A meeting between Trump and the hosts of the podcasts

The Joe Rogan ExperienceGirls Gone Bible(2023–present) led to Bruesewitz dating Carolina Urrea, a former contestant in

Miss Nevada USA;

they engaged in June 2025

[5]and married in February 2026, with their wedding having featured performances from

[19]Amber Rose,

Nicki Minaj, and

Sexxy Red.

[20]After Trump's victory in the 2024 election, Bruesewitz coordinated with the president of global affairs for Meta Platforms, Joel Kaplan, on revising its policies to mend relationships with Republicans. [21] In February 2025,

reported that Bruesewitz would become a senior advisor to Never Surrender, Trump's political action committee for congressional leadership, and that X Strategies would manage Trump's political social media presence.

AxiosBruesewitz later expressed his support for the

[22]removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Actafter a political action committee associated with the marijuana industry paid him US$300,000, according to

. Trump later ordered the reclassification of marijuana in December 2025.

The Wall Street Journal

[23]Axiosreported that month that Bruesewitz had begun leading Impact, a competitor to the political fundraising platform

WinRed.

[24]## Views

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In November 2025, * Politico* reported that Bruesewitz had urged

James Fishbacknot to run in the

2026 Florida gubernatorial election, instead favoring

Floridarepresentative