Trump 2024 senior advisor Alex Bruesewitz detailed a dramatic escape from the Middle East in an exclusive interview with Jack Posobiec and Human Events Daily. Bruesewitz helped seven Americans safely get out of the war-torn region. Bruesewitz told Posobiec about the 72-hour ordeal and the steps he took.
Speaking from an undisclosed location, Bruesewitz confirmed that he and the Americans he assisted are now safe. “I am safe and secure, finally, after about 72 hours in the Middle East. But it was quite the experience. And I'm grateful to be out, as are some of the other Americans that were able to come with me,” he said.
The crisis began for Bruesewitz early on a Saturday morning when he heard missile strikes in the region. “I first realized it when I was in bed at about, you know, nine in the morning, local time, and I heard missiles coming into the airspace,” he recounted. What was meant to be a 36-hour trip quickly turned into double that as all commercial flights were canceled.
Faced with limited options, Bruesewitz took matters into his own hands. “We had to ultimately take some, I had to take some measures into my own hands. And we were able to kind of create a plan that got me and seven other Americans into safety. So it was quite the experience. I'm grateful for all the friends that helped me pull this off. Friends in some of the Middle Eastern governments, friends in our country. But, you know, we got out, but there's still a lot of people who are still there that we're trying to get out still. And I know that the State Department is working overtime to make that happen as well,” he said.
Bruesewitz arranged a private charter flight, funded out of his own pocket, to evacuate the group. “Yeah, that is accurate. Yeah, I identified a private charter that was flying in the area that had permission to land in a nearby city and organized private security transportation. And again, this was something that I funded. It was paid for out of my pocket, but I wanted to make sure that we could get out of harm's way,” he explained.
He also described the Americans he helped evacuate, including a young woman from Georgia who had been traveling through Rwanda. “I met this one girl who was a dog walker who was blogging her experience on TikTok. Her name was Sarah, and she was coming back from Rwanda. She went on a safari and then she had a layover in Doha and her flights got turned around. Actually, she was in the air and they got turned around and landed back in Doha. And so she vlogged her whole experience. She was going viral on TikTok. She's a nice girl. And so I got in contact with her yesterday morning at 5 a.m. And I said, you have to meet me at this location at 10 a.m. if you want to get out of here. And she's like, who are you? And, you know, she didn't ask too many questions after that, but she got on the flight and now she's, I think she's back home by now. So we're really grateful for, again, everybody who helped us pull that off.”
Despite the chaos in the region, Bruesewitz said the group avoided direct threats while evacuating. “Fortunately during that time, we were able to get out pretty scott-free. Right as we were leaving Doha, actually things started to heat up. It was reported that Qatar shot down two Iranian jets that were entering their airspace right around that time. And so we were actually out of there by then. Unfortunately for most of the Gulf nations, the airspace is still closed. Per my understanding, Saudi Arabia is the most open. And if you can get there, I think that's a better opportunity for you to get out.”
He emphasized the importance of following State Department guidance for Americans still in the region. “There's also State Department guidance, which I would also follow. And I know that the State Department is focused on figuring out evacuation plans, and they have some have figured out. So I saw Dylan Johnson, a spokesman for the State Department and Assistant Secretary of State. He posted an X, a call line to help. And then he also said that they are focusing on getting military aircrafts and charter flights to get those who want to leave the Middle East out. So just call that number, stay patient. To their credit, all of the Gulf nations are taking tremendous care of the American citizens while they're there. But I think that a lot of the citizens would feel more comfortable back home,” he said.
“I'm grateful for the opportunity to come on," he told Posobiec. "I'm grateful for your prayers. And, you know, we got, you know, this is a crazy time. We got to keep, you know, helping our American citizens. And I know that this administration wants to make sure that every American citizen is taken care of. There's a lot of public and private evacuation efforts that are taking place. So everybody's going to be taken care of. And I'm very confident of that,” he said.
Speaking from an undisclosed location, Bruesewitz confirmed that he and the Americans he assisted are now safe. “I am safe and secure, finally, after about 72 hours in the Middle East. But it was quite the experience. And I'm grateful to be out, as are some of the other Americans that were able to come with me,” he said.
The crisis began for Bruesewitz early on a Saturday morning when he heard missile strikes in the region. “I first realized it when I was in bed at about, you know, nine in the morning, local time, and I heard missiles coming into the airspace,” he recounted. What was meant to be a 36-hour trip quickly turned into double that as all commercial flights were canceled.
Faced with limited options, Bruesewitz took matters into his own hands. “We had to ultimately take some, I had to take some measures into my own hands. And we were able to kind of create a plan that got me and seven other Americans into safety. So it was quite the experience. I'm grateful for all the friends that helped me pull this off. Friends in some of the Middle Eastern governments, friends in our country. But, you know, we got out, but there's still a lot of people who are still there that we're trying to get out still. And I know that the State Department is working overtime to make that happen as well,” he said.
Bruesewitz arranged a private charter flight, funded out of his own pocket, to evacuate the group. “Yeah, that is accurate. Yeah, I identified a private charter that was flying in the area that had permission to land in a nearby city and organized private security transportation. And again, this was something that I funded. It was paid for out of my pocket, but I wanted to make sure that we could get out of harm's way,” he explained.
He also described the Americans he helped evacuate, including a young woman from Georgia who had been traveling through Rwanda. “I met this one girl who was a dog walker who was blogging her experience on TikTok. Her name was Sarah, and she was coming back from Rwanda. She went on a safari and then she had a layover in Doha and her flights got turned around. Actually, she was in the air and they got turned around and landed back in Doha. And so she vlogged her whole experience. She was going viral on TikTok. She's a nice girl. And so I got in contact with her yesterday morning at 5 a.m. And I said, you have to meet me at this location at 10 a.m. if you want to get out of here. And she's like, who are you? And, you know, she didn't ask too many questions after that, but she got on the flight and now she's, I think she's back home by now. So we're really grateful for, again, everybody who helped us pull that off.”
Despite the chaos in the region, Bruesewitz said the group avoided direct threats while evacuating. “Fortunately during that time, we were able to get out pretty scott-free. Right as we were leaving Doha, actually things started to heat up. It was reported that Qatar shot down two Iranian jets that were entering their airspace right around that time. And so we were actually out of there by then. Unfortunately for most of the Gulf nations, the airspace is still closed. Per my understanding, Saudi Arabia is the most open. And if you can get there, I think that's a better opportunity for you to get out.”
He emphasized the importance of following State Department guidance for Americans still in the region. “There's also State Department guidance, which I would also follow. And I know that the State Department is focused on figuring out evacuation plans, and they have some have figured out. So I saw Dylan Johnson, a spokesman for the State Department and Assistant Secretary of State. He posted an X, a call line to help. And then he also said that they are focusing on getting military aircrafts and charter flights to get those who want to leave the Middle East out. So just call that number, stay patient. To their credit, all of the Gulf nations are taking tremendous care of the American citizens while they're there. But I think that a lot of the citizens would feel more comfortable back home,” he said.
“I'm grateful for the opportunity to come on," he told Posobiec. "I'm grateful for your prayers. And, you know, we got, you know, this is a crazy time. We got to keep, you know, helping our American citizens. And I know that this administration wants to make sure that every American citizen is taken care of. There's a lot of public and private evacuation efforts that are taking place. So everybody's going to be taken care of. And I'm very confident of that,” he said.
