In the TV duel between the runners-up Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, a fly impressed the audience. Stephen King and Co.
In the TV duel between the running candidates for the US presidential election, Kamala Harris (55, Democrats) and Mike Pence (61, Republicans), a fly in the studio caused a laugh. She sat on Pence's head and stood there clearly visible in her snow-white hair. This amused many viewers so much that the insect was immediately celebrated online.
Even bestselling author Stehen King (73, "It") couldn't help but say a few tweets. "THE LORD OF THE FLIES, with Mike Pence in the lead role! Coming soon on a streaming platform near you", he wrote based on the novel "Lord of the Flies" (1954) by William Golding (1911-1993). Another king tweet: "The fly knows."
And the Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (77) also had fun. He used the incident for an ironic one Appeal for donations with pun on Twitter: "Pitch in $ 5 to help this campaign fly", he commented on a photo of himself with a fly swatter.
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus (59), who received six Emmys for her leading role in the HBO satire series "Veep – The Vice President" (2012-2019) through the White House, spoke up on Instagram: "I really wish , we would have thought of that with 'Veep' – who controls this fly? "she wrote about this scene.
The first of three planned 90-minute discussions between incumbent US President Donald Trump (74) and his Democratic challenger Biden took place at the end of September. The US election will take place on November 3rd.