While much more civil than the chaotic presidential debate last month, the vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) wasn't without its memorable moments.
While Pence may have done significant preparation before facing off with the formidable former prosecutor, the most viral moment for the Vice President came off the top of his head...literally.
As Pence pretended that systemic racism doesn't exist in the United States, a fly landed on his head and remained there for over two minutes.
Watch below.
A fly lands on Vice President Pence during #VPDebate. pic.twitter.com/i0O2K6N9Yy
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 8, 2020
Before the debate was even over, multiple satirical Twitter accounts for the fly on Pence's head were created, and the moment became meme gold.
the snl writer's room when the fly landed on pence's head pic.twitter.com/UD5liN25yW
— leigh 🍁 (@sincereleigh_me) October 8, 2020
the fly showing up at tonight's debate pic.twitter.com/X5msW8nKhz
— David Mack (@davidmackau) October 8, 2020
How the fly was just chillin on Pence head pic.twitter.com/WMpzx1XlPv
— Anthony Moore (@AllThatandMoore) October 8, 2020
It wasn't long before the Biden/Harris campaign seized on the viral moment by selling novelty fly swatters.
Biden campaign sells out "truth over flies" swatter after fly lands on Pence during debate https://t.co/bg8o1qd7P5 pic.twitter.com/9l2Aov3bu7
— The Hill (@thehill) October 8, 2020
The "Truth over Flies Fly Swatter," marketed at $10, sold out by the morning after the debate.
People applauded the latest item for sale on the campaign's website.
Brilliant. https://t.co/97z7zoFH47
— JudiBrawer (@JudiBrawer) October 8, 2020
This is genius 😂😂 https://t.co/HSNaXyYjng
— Jake Flinn (@J_Flinno) October 8, 2020
I'm cryingggggg this is so stupid and funny 💀💀💀 https://t.co/cJuBvdB3Mr
— ☁️✨🕊 (@1amleiann) October 8, 2020
I donated wish I had known this little jewel was for sale, lol lol I laughed all night over the fly that was attracted to Lord of the Flies pence https://t.co/fkzwSxiZ9K
— 𝓓𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓪 (@catinthecradle) October 8, 2020
🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/TVBJKF8FFr
— Komomo Komaki (@KomakiKomomo) October 8, 2020
Meanwhile, the memes kept rolling in.
The fly when it realized it was Mike Pence's head it landed on: pic.twitter.com/uvaIEt3S1a
— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) October 8, 2020
Karen Pence when she finds out that the fly on Mike's head tonight was a female. pic.twitter.com/CnWpf1wHhj
— Patt with two T's (@PatsHoppedUp) October 8, 2020
Everyone when that fly landed on Pence's head pic.twitter.com/CrEx1xeiht
— kendrick (@kendrickxryan) October 8, 2020
The future of the next presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is uncertain.
With Trump testing positive for the virus last week, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the next debate would be held virtually. Trump said he would not be bothering with a virtual debate.
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