So what was up with that fly in Vice President Mike Pence's hair during the 2020 vice presidential debate? It was bad enough that everyone worried about the vice president having COVID-19, thanks to his recent proximity to, well, a lot of folks with it, including President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Senior Adviser Hope Hicks, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, and many more in the Trump administration's inner circle.
But a fly, a biblical and literary symbol of disease, landing on the vice president — who, you'll recall, is also the Chairman of the White House Coronavirus Task Force — in the middle of a global pandemic was, as they say, "Peak 2020." Twitter went wild about the bug, of course. In fact, Now This reports that there were more than 500,000 tweets related to "The Fly" posted in just one hour after it landed. The fly also became a Twitter trend, naturally, engaging millions of Americans in the debate.
The fly on Pence's head not only created a social media tsunami — it likely has far-reaching implications as well.
Politico reported that the fly was the breakout star of the debate, noting that the insect remained on the vice president's head for about two minutes straight as the two candidates discussed racial justice and police brutality. Pence did not appear to notice the insect — or if he did, he certainly kept his cool.
Several parody Twitter accounts starring the fly began hatching soon after the debate. One such account, Mike Pence's Fly, is already internet famous, with more than 112,000 followers, as of the making of this video.
It was started by Keith Edwards, the comms director for The Lincoln Project, a political action committee founded by anti-Trump Republicans.
While the fly on Pence's head during the debate had Twitter rolling, Joe Biden's team worked hard into the night crafting fly-inspired tweets for their candidate.
Just after the debate, Biden's Twitter account shared a picture of the candidate holding a fly swatter.
Just after, the Biden campaign began selling "Truth Over Flies" fly swatters on their website for a $10 donation to the campaign. But not everyone was feeling the fly.
This isn't the first time that a fly has made front-page news. Back in 2009, for example, President Barack Obama was giving an interview to CNBC when a fly started to buzz around him.
And a year later, another fly buzzed around him while he was discussing the Affordable Care Act, resulting in some viral photos of the fly on his face.
And back in 2016, a fly landed on Hillary Clinton during a presidential debate. She seemed to not notice it and let it sit until it finally lost interest in whatever her and Donald Trump were talking about at the time. But Trump wasn't spared either!
During a campaign event, eagle eyes reportedly once caught a fly lounging in Trump's comb over, per the New York Post. Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg also dealt with a fly situation while speaking at the 2020 Democratic convention. These things happen! Keep watching to see The Truth About The Fly In Mike Pence's Hair During The Debate!
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HUNTER BIDEN HEADED THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, AND IT WON THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE!
When Biden’s son fed the poor, Trump’s kids were looting a charity.
Trump spent lots of time & resources (even extorted Ukraine) to discredit Hunter Biden.
World Food Program USA's Annual McGovern-Dole Leadership Award Ceremony
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: World Food Program USA Board Chairman Hunter Biden speaks on stage at the World Food Program USA's Annual McGovern-Dole Leadership Award Ceremony at Organization of American States on April 12, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images for World Food Program USA)
There’s Hunter. Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images
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The real "FreeLoaders" are in the NON working class in the top 1% of society. They do nothing productive but instead extract earned income from the economy in the form of economic rents, thanks to our govt giving them oligarchs monopoly rights
AFGHANISTAN produces an abundance of POPPIES that the CIA protects and distributes.
"Afghanistan has been the world's leading illicit opium producer since 2001. Afghanistan's opium poppy harvest produces more than 90% of illicit heroin globally, and more than 95% of the European supply. More land is used for opium in Afghanistan than is used for coca cultivation in Latin America. In 2007, 93% of the non-pharmaceutical-grade opiates on the world market originated in Afghanistan."
US President Donald Trump has won the support of the Taliban for his reelection bid, the Afghanistan-based militant group told CBS News on Friday.The reason for this, a spokesperson told CBS, was that they hoped the incumbent Republican president would work on ending American military presence in the country.
"We hope he will win the election and wind up US military presence in Afghanistan," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid explained.Another Taliban senior leader even expressed serious concern for the president's health, following news of his diagnosis with the coronavirus."When we heard about Trump being COVID-19 positive we got worried for his health, but seems he is getting better," the senior leader told CBS News.The support showed by the Taliban comes as Trump has expressed the desire to wind down US military presence in the country after 19 years. At the time of writing, the number of US troops in Afghanistan stands at 5,000, with national security adviser Robert O'Brien promising the number will drop by 50% by early 2021.
Part of this withdrawal, however, is part of a pact signed between the Trump administration and the Taliban in February which specified that it should break away from the terrorist group al-Qaeda and share power with their rivals in the Afghan government. Many US military commanders are against reducing the number of troops below 4,500 unless the Taliban makes their break with al-Qaeda official, CBS News reported.
But surprisingly, the Taliban also support Trump for his motto of "America first" – as it is a departure from the role of "world police" that some see as being part of the policy of prior administrations – as well as for being an honest leader."It is the slogan of Trump from the start that they are not cops for the world and don't want a single flag and anthem for the globe, but their priority is America," Mujahid told CBS News."Trump might be ridiculous for the rest of the world," a senior Taliban member explained to CBS News, "but he is [a] sane and wise man for the Taliban."
Though this show of support from the Taliban is surprising, for the Trump campaign it appears to be wholly unwanted. On Saturday, Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh announced that the campaign rejected the support of the Afghan terrorist group."The Taliban should know that the president will always protect American interests by any means necessary," Murtaugh explained in a statement to The Hill, adding that he is "unlike Joe Biden, who opposed taking out Osama bin Laden and Qasem Soleimani.”The Taliban is not the only controversial entity to endorse the incumbent Republican president. Trump also received endorsements from former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, the niece of Osama bin Laden and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Does anyone else find it ironic that the Taliban endorsed Donald Trump?
Is Vladimir Putin searching for a new candidate?
Does Candice Owens sell t-shirts with the word "Token" on them?
Does anyone else want to see Harris debate Pence again just so she can call him "flyboy" the entire night?
Could we stop living in the 1950s soon?
Are you really a doctor when you let your patients make their own diagnosis?
Should you be allowed to be president if you don't own a dog?
How long will it take before the rest of the world stops laughing at us?
Could we please have a president who doesn't engage in a series of bizarre publicity stunts designed to deflect attention away from his massive failures in office?
When will people realize compassion isn't a sign of weakness?
When will Lindsay Graham change his name to Nancy?
Do you share Donald Trump's interpretation of a "perfect human specimen?"
Is Eddie up there jamming with Jimi and Stevie Ray right now?
Has Melania packed yet?
When will Trump supporters learn that my level of sarcasm is directly proportionate to their level of stupidity?
If everyone involved in the Obama administration was a traitor why hasn't a single person been indicted for a single crime since Trump took office?
What will Donald Trump's excuse be when Joe Biden earns 400 electoral college votes?
Why does my wife keep asking me if I think I'm funny?
Would Donald Trump like some cheese with that whine?
