Fly steals the show at US vice presidential debate
Who knew a
single fly would steal the show at the US vice presidential debate?
Well, one fly
did just when it landed on the head of Vice President Mike Pence during the debate
against Senator Kamala Harris on Wednesday night.
The debate
was being watched by more than 50 million people. Â
The fly
landed on his silver hair as he spoke and stayed there for a least a minute, giving
people enough time to record the clip and create more than 100 hundred Twitter accounts
dedicated to the insect.
One of the
most popular accounts so far is ‘@FlyOnMikePence3’, which has more than 8,000
followers.
There are
also other accounts like ‘@FlyonMike’ and ‘@FlyPense’.
Presidential
candidate Joe Biden also got in on the action, by selling fly swatters.
Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden)
Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) https://t.co/CqHAId0j8t pic.twitter.com/NbkPl0a8HVOctober 8, 2020
He tweeted a
picture of himself holding a fly swatter, captioning it: “Pitch in $5 to
help this campaign fly.â€
Within two hours, the 35,000 ‘Truth Over Flies’ fly swatters that were going for US$10 each on Biden’s website were completely sold out.
Other sellers in the United States have been capitalising on the fly as well. Some people have been selling ‘fly’ T-shirts, while others have been selling face masks with the image of the fly on Mike Pence’s head.
Catch up on some of the ‘fly’ tweets below.
I bet you all are wondering what his hair smells like… I’ll give you three guesses — The Fly On Mike Pence’s Head (@FlyPense)
I bet you all are wondering what his hair smells like… I’ll give you three guesses — The Fly On Mike Pence’s Head (@FlyPense) #VPDebate2020 #VicePresidentialDebateOctober 8, 2020
Even LeBron James chimed in on the fly on Mike Pence’s head 🤣💀 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp)
Even LeBron James chimed in on the fly on Mike Pence’s head 🤣💀 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) pic.twitter.com/fmOx0aYj3UOctober 8, 2020
Look mom! I’m on TV!! — FlyOnMikePence (@FlyOnMikePence3)
Look mom! I’m on TV!! — FlyOnMikePence (@FlyOnMikePence3) pic.twitter.com/RQv18Ak9SKOctober 8, 2020
THE LORD OF THE FLIES, starring Mike Pence! Coming soon to a streaming platform near you.— Stephen King (@StephenKing)
THE LORD OF THE FLIES, starring Mike Pence! Coming soon to a streaming platform near you.— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 8, 2020
Look mom I made it! — FlyonMikePencesHead (@FlyonMike)
Look mom I made it! — FlyonMikePencesHead (@FlyonMike) https://t.co/lrF9ikpSN7October 8, 2020
