Donald Trump’s campaign adviser Alex Bruesewitz collapsed on stage during an appearance at a Republican event in New York City.

On Sunday, December 15, the 27-year-old political strategist was introducing new White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino at the 112th New York Young Republicans Club Gala as he began offering his words in a video posted on YouTube to lose.

“I’m forgetting my words,” he said on stage at the event, held at Cipriani Wall Street, after appearing to be fine while talking about Scavino at the start of his speech.

Bruesewitz froze for a moment and fell to the side, dragging the lectern with him in the clip, before the crowd gasped and several people rushed to his aide.

Political activist Jack Posobiec shared an update on Bruesewitz on his All values ​​are normal.”

“He will be fine,” Posobiec added.

President-elect Trump also attended Sunday’s event to extend his congratulations to Bruesewitz following the incident.

“I know Alex will be fine because he’s a tough guy,” Trump said The Independent. “There is no doubt about that. So I want to say hello to Alex because he’s a very special guy.”

According to Fox News, master of ceremonies Raheem Kassam – a political activist and former chief adviser to former British Independence Party leader Nigel Farage – insisted that Bruesewitz was fine after the incident.

“I spoke to our friend Alex Bruesewitz and do you know what he said to me? He asks, ‘Did I at least look cool?’ I said, ‘Alex, you used gravity like I’ve never seen anyone use gravity before in their life,'” he said at the event, according to the outlet. “But he’s recovering back there, so cheer him loudly so he can hear you.”

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Political and business consulting and media agency XStrategiesLLC — of which Bruesewitz is CEO — did not immediately respond when PEOPLE reached out for an update on Monday, December 16.