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Breaking NewsThe black bug stood out like a fly in milk on the vice president's white hair, and Twitter responded.10:40 PM EDT October 7, 2020There was an extra guest on the stage at Wednesday night's vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris.A black bug made its way onto Pence's white hair and stayed there for about two minutes, unbeknownst to the vice president.Conversation about the fly briefly dominated corners of Twitter, where debate watchers discussed their distraction and inability to focus on Pence and Harris’ answers. Some joked about the need to test the fly for the coronavirus, as it had skirted the plexiglass partitions separating the candidates and moderator.Total time a fly sat on Mike Pence's head: two minutes — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog)BUG ON MIKE PENCE HEAD RN I CAN’T STOP LOOKING— Jenn McAllister (@jennmcallister)Is there a bug on Mike Pence's head? — Ben Spielberg (@BenSpielberg)How long can Pence balance that bug on his head? Is it stuck in the hair gel? — Angelux (@Angelux1111)Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's social media team was quick to use it as a fundraising plug."Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly," they tweeted with a photo of Biden holding a fly swatter.Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden)that the Biden campaign quickly bought the domain flywillvote.com, which redirects to , a voter registration website.The word 'fly' was even trending for Merriam-Webster.📈 Trending on our site for quite possibly the first time:'fly'— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster)Pence is not the first victim of a fly attack during a presidential debate. Hillary Clinton had one land on her face during a 2016 debate with President Donald Trump.I would rather vote for the fly that landed on Hillary's face, than either candidate. — Kristyn May (@Kristyn_J)That led to the creation of a Debate Fly Twitter account.Had to land and hide, too much shade being thrown around up in here... — Debate Fly (@debatefacefly)But Debate Fly has not weighed in yet on the Pence cameo.RELATED:RELATED:The Associated Press contributed to this report.Paid AdvertisementNotifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.No ThanksAllow

Breaking NewsThe black bug stood out like a fly in milk on the vice president's white hair, and Twitter responded.10:40 PM EDT October 7, 2020There was an extra guest on the stage at Wednesday night's vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris.A black bug made its way onto Pence's white hair and stayed there for about two minutes, unbeknownst to the vice president.Conversation about the fly briefly dominated corners of Twitter, where debate watchers discussed their distraction and inability to focus on Pence and Harris’ answers. Some joked about the...

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