A fly made a surprising appearance on former President Donald Trump’s face during a press conference on Thursday. This incident marks the second campaign led by Trump to garner attention for a notable fly encounter.

The event aimed to link Trump’s Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, to inflation issues under the Biden-Harris administration, coinciding with a mostly positive inflation report from the Labor Department the day before. Harris is scheduled to deliver her first significant policy speech on Friday, where she is expected to advocate for a federal ban on price-gouging in groceries.

During the press conference at Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, Trump was surrounded by groceries, which resulted in several flies buzzing around him and landing on his face.

This visual came during a week when Trump faced a significant drop in various polls and lost his status as the betting favorite in the race.

Public reaction to Trump’s fly incident

The fly’s arrival brought back memories of the 2020 vice-presidential debate, during which a fly landed on then-Vice President Mike Pence’s head and remained there for several minutes. This moment became a cultural reference point, spawning parodies and merchandise for the Biden-Harris campaign.

Social media users, including humorist Rex Huppke from YSL News, drew connections between the recent fly incident and the one from 2020.

Trump’s comments overshadowed by the fly

The hovering flies diverted attention away from Trump’s statements, which shifted into campaign rhetoric concerning immigration and personal criticisms of Harris.

“I don’t have much respect for her; I don’t have much respect for her intelligence,” he stated.

Additionally, he repeated false assertions about winning Pennsylvania in the 2020 election, although he actually lost the state by over 80,000 votes.