The fly – which remained for more than two minutes on the vice president’s head – monopolized comments on Twitter and amused Trump’s political opponents, from Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden himself, to Republicans who oppose the US president. American.
Before the end of the debate, the insect already had a Twitter account and appeared in several humorous messages on the social network, asking the followers who was the big winner of the night: Mike Pence, Kamala Harris or the fly?
Pence remained undaunted and continued to defend the Trump administration’s policy on law enforcement at a time in the debate over police brutality against minorities in the United States.
In a context of strong political tension in the United States, less than a month from the November 3 presidential elections, the fly allowed a moment of relaxation.
Biden took advantage of the frenzy on the social network to sell a $ 10 fly swatter and raise funds for his campaign with the slogan “kill the flies and the lies”.
Even among Republicans, the unexpected was viewed with good humor. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul joked, “Illegal espionage is really out of control.”
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