An unexpected guest: Fly lands on Mike Pence's head during debate, goes viral
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An unexpected guest joined Vice President Mike Pence on the debate stage Wednesday evening: a pesky fly.
During the first and only vice presidential debate, a fly sat on the top of Pence's head for several minutes while he debated Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris. The fly quickly went viral and created a stir online.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, referencing the fly, tweeted a photo of him with a fly swatter.
"Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly," the tweet said. Biden several minutes later also tweeted the website, "flywillvote.com," which redirected to a website where people can check if they're registered to vote, as well as get information on how to vote by mail or in person.
The Biden campaign is also trying to capitalize on the viral moment by adding a fly swatter to their store, which says "Truth Over Flies."
Even before the debate was over, several Twitter accounts were created for the fly. Merriam Webster wrote in a tweet that the word "fly" was trending on their website "for quite possibly the first time."
Many viewers were also quick to pop off tweets, with some joking that the fly should get time to respond to the questions and others saying that the fly needs to quarantine or be tested for COVID-19.
Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly. https://t.co/CqHAId0j8t pic.twitter.com/NbkPl0a8HV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 8, 2020
Can the #PenceFly get 15 seconds to respond? #VPDebate
— Jonathan Hoggatt (@jghoggatt) October 8, 2020
Everyone jealous because I got the best seat for the debate tonight.
— Front Row Seat (@MikePenceFly) October 8, 2020
thinking about throwing up some food and then eating it again @vp
— Mike Pence's Fly (@MikePenceFly___) October 8, 2020
📈 Trending on our site for quite possibly the first time:
'fly'#VPDebate— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) October 8, 2020
FLY GOTTA QUARANTINE!
— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) October 8, 2020
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fly lands on Mike Pence's head during debate