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DNC 2020: Fly gatecrashes Mike Bloomberg's speech and lands on his face twice, Internet says 'vote for fly'

The former New York City mayor was criticizing the president's business acumen when the flying bug first came to rest above his right eye

Mike Bloomberg was visited by a special guest that buzzed into his speech on the night of August 20 and landed on him twice as he railed against President Donald Trump during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Yes, it was a fly.

The former New York City mayor was criticizing the president's business acumen when the flying bug first came to rest above the billionaire's right eye and then briefly stopped above his upper lip, the New York Post reported. Twitterati erupted as several users considered the insect landing the "highlight" of the evening.

“The fly on Bloomberg’s face stole the show tonight,” wrote one user.

“The fly on Bloomberg’s face has been the most interesting part so far!” another added.

A third appeared to be unmoved by either of the two main 2020 presidential candidates and declared: “I would vote for the fly on Mike Bloomberg’s face.”

Bloomberg, however, continued his speech unimpeded despite the bug. He accused Trump of running America into the ground and lambasted his history as a property developer. “Trump said we should vote for him because he’s a great businessman. Really? He drove his companies into bankruptcy six times, always leaving behind customers and contractors who were cheated and swindled and stopped doing business with him,” Bloomberg said. “Well, this time all of us are paying the price, and we can’t let him get away with it again,” he added.

Trump, who isn't shy to get in the dirt with his critics, responded in his own fashion. "After the worst debate performance in the history of politics, Michael Bloomberg, commonly known as Mini Mike, is trying to make a comeback by begging the Democrats for relevance," he tweeted. "They treated him like a dog — and always will. Before politics, he said GREAT things about me!”

The media mogul, 78, had a brief run for president this year, but dropped out of the race after several weak performances in the Democratic debates.

It's worth noting that Trump and Bloomberg have been attacking each other for quite some time now, but the ongoing bitterness between them wasn’t exactly the case in the past. As we previously reported, both New York billionaires had a cordial and friendly relationship for years. The duo ran into each other at various charity events, parties, and even one of former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani’s weddings.

The story states that in 2007, during a charity golf club event, Trump said it was "my really terrific privilege to introduce a man that I think is one of the great mayors and will go down as one of the great mayors, if not the greatest, in New York City." Again in 2013, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Trump said Bloomberg had "been a great mayor", adding: "I mean, this guy is fantastic", according to the article.

Bloomberg had also showered Trump with kind words. At the same ribbon-cutting ceremony, Bloomberg is quoted as saying, “If there is anybody who has changed this city, it is Donald Trump." The article further states that in 2004, Bloomberg made an appearance on 'The Apprentice' and Trump, at the time, had said he invited Bloomberg because he had “great respect for him."