Fly steals the spotlight at vice presidential debate
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The vice presidential candidates were focused on pivotal topics during their debate in Salt Lake City, Utah, today.
But the audience's attention was diverted by the tiniest of stage intruders.
A fly takes a rest on Vice President Mike Pence's head during the debate. AP
A fly broke the strict social distancing rules set out for the debate, nestling into vice president Mike Pence's hair as he spoke.
And against the vice president's short-cropped and snowy white hair, the fly stuck out like a sore thumb.
It only loitered for half a minute, but in that time the fly had become a global celebrity.
Within minutes, a Twitter account had been created by somebody pretending to be the fly.
And in less than half an hour the account had 25,000 followers.
Even Joe Biden's rapid response social media team was in on the action, with the candidate posting a photo clutching a fly swat, an impish smirk on his face.
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