The only vice presidential debate of 2020 took place Wednesday night in Utah and while lots of serious topics were talked about by both Vice President Mike Pence and democratic nominee Kamala Harris, there was a light moment that quickly went viral – a fly landed on Pence’s head and hung out there for a while.
Now, I don’t care who you’re voting for or how you feel about the issues. We can all laugh about a fly landing on the VP’s head during a very serious event. It’s silly and OK, which are the kind of things we need right now more than ever.
Check out this fly:
#Fly2020 begins to trend in the U.S. after a fly lands on Pence's head during the #VPDebate pic.twitter.com/6jty6dRrBg
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) October 8, 2020
Joe Biden’s social team had some fun with it:
Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly. https://t.co/CqHAId0j8t pic.twitter.com/NbkPl0a8HV
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 8, 2020
And so did Twitter:
the fly knew it's 2 minute limit pic.twitter.com/eNwQrxxscy
— Danielle đłď¸âđ (@DanielleForPA) October 8, 2020
The fly already has 20,000 followers after a 3-minute appearance on television https://t.co/CnvAm0WSJl
— Chris Espinosa (@cdespinosa) October 8, 2020
MIKE PENCE: How'd I do
KAREN PENCE: You were so fly
— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) October 8, 2020
name a random fly
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) October 8, 2020
The NBA just announced that the fly did not commit a hostile act and that itâll be a common foul.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) October 8, 2020
If SNL doesn't get Jeff Goldblum to be the fly, they will have failed.
— D.J. Short (@djshort) October 8, 2020
Fly > Ken Bone
— Luke Bonner (@LukeyBonner) October 8, 2020
I know itâs very early in the TV season, but letâs please not forget Penceâs fly when handing out Emmys next September.
— Cousin Sal (@TheCousinSal) October 8, 2020
That fly cured my depression
— Best Coast (@BestCoast) October 8, 2020
The fly was just nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. #VPDebate
— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) October 8, 2020
Who had the winner of the debate would be a fly on their Bingo card?
— Les LeMieux, Sr (@leslsenior) October 8, 2020