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A Fly On Pence’s Head During VP Debate Stole The Show

Vice President Mike Pence appeared unbothered as a fly landed and perched upon his head for two minutes and three seconds during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.

As the two vice presidential candidates went back and forth, the fly quickly became a Twitter sensation, with some even joking its performance was better than the candidates’.

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Democratic nominee Joe Biden even got in on the joke, tweeting a photo of him with an actual fly swatter and asking for donations to the “campaign fly.”

Katherine Huggins

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