Trump Turns Iowa Speech Into Diatribe Against Flies And Fly Paper

The former president falsely claimed that fly paper is no longer for sale "because of cruelty to animals."
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Donald Trump said some harsh words against refugees on Monday during a speech in Adel, Iowa, but saved his most damning comments for the flies buzzing around his face.

The former president told supporters that if reelected, he will begin “ideological screening” for all immigrants and won’t allow anyone who sympathises with Hamas and Muslim extremists to enter the country.

However, he got distracted during his diatribe by flies buzzing around his face.

“I didn’t know you had flies in Iowa,” Trump said while waving his hand in front of his face. “I hate flies!!!”

After the audience laughed, Trump predicted he’d get in trouble for his comments because of “cruelty to animals.”

The former president then related an anecdote he claimed happened the other day — however, the people he quoted in the story referred to him as “Sir,” a word some Trump-watchers claim has become a “tell” that he’s about to say something that may be false.

“The other day I was at a place, it was a beautiful place, but they had, like, flies,” Trump narrated. “I said, ‘Get fly paper!’ They said, ‘Sir, they’re not allowed to sell it anymore because of cruelty to animals.’ They actually said that.”

That portion of Trump’s speech is in the video below.

While discussing the deaths in Israel, Trump is distracted by flies… he proceeds to talk about how you can’t buy fly paper anymore pic.twitter.com/ZTzqJwQYrD

— Acyn (@Acyn) October 16, 2023

Many users of X, formerly known as Twitter, fact-checked Trump’s bizarre and false claim.

The man lives in the weirdest bubble. https://t.co/N9PpojUuAS pic.twitter.com/MPHKOv6uFJ

— Schooley (@Rschooley) October 16, 2023

“You can’t even say ‘merry flypaper’ anymore…” https://t.co/3KN32Lw2oW

— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) October 16, 2023

Ever notice he gets more energetic when he’s talking about being stopped from hurting something he wants to hurt? https://t.co/k7B8A1wghR

— Lori (@thebutterknife) October 16, 2023

What attracts flies? Smelly crap, rotting flesh, putrid smells, cesspool scum, etc. https://t.co/2X3EqhcJ5F

— J Shore (@johnzooshore) October 16, 2023

Hundreds of cartoons were built around an inept big man getting stuck to fly paper. Just sayin'. https://t.co/HAuE6MBFSb

— Walter Shapiro (@MrWalterShapiro) October 16, 2023

Memorably, during the 2020 vice presidential debate, Trump’s then-VP Mike Pence also managed to attract the attention of one fly that wouldn’t get off his face.

Total time a fly sat on Mike Pence's head: two minutes pic.twitter.com/PtI0rKSi5I

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) October 8, 2020
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