There was one thing that caught attention from the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night — not Vice President Mike Pence or Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), but a fly.
It was unfazed as it stayed on Pence’s head while he debated Harris.
Check out the video below:
A fly lands on Vice President Pence during #VPDebate. pic.twitter.com/i0O2K6N9Yy
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 8, 2020
Shortly after, several Twitter accounts were created for the fly, who got “a great seat at the debate,” as the bio reads for the Front Row Seat account.
“Everyone jealous because I got the best seat for the debate tonight,” one tweet read.
Another tweet read, “I already had to get tested before they let me into the debate. I’m Covid free.”
Everyone jealous because I got the best seat for the debate tonight.
— Most Famous Fly (@MikePenceFly) October 8, 2020
I already had to get tested before they let me into the debate. I’m Covid free ?
— Most Famous Fly (@MikePenceFly) October 8, 2020
Please please one at a time with the questions. #mikepencefly pic.twitter.com/ca2c43iPff
— Most Famous Fly (@MikePenceFly) October 8, 2020
While the fly rested on Pence’s head during the debate, it caught the attention of many on social media.
Check out some of the reactions below:
Someone give the fly that sat on Pence’s head a raise
— Loey ? (@Loeybug) October 8, 2020
https://twitter.com/sallykohn/status/1314030707274997761
Footage of Pence being told backstage that there was a fly on his head for several minutes. #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/yKinqagcNs
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) October 8, 2020
Congratulations to the fly on Mike Pence's head for experiencing more human contact than I have since March
— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) October 8, 2020
Who do you think got to tell Pence about the fly? Do you think that conversation has happened yet? Do you think it’s still happening? I’m going to have such sweet dreams about this.
— Meaghan Oppenheimer (@MoppyOpps) October 8, 2020
Among the topics during the debate, Harris and Pence pushed back against each other regarding the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as IJR reported.
