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White House press secretary swats fly off head | It's A DC Thing

"At least it's not a cicada," Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.

WASHINGTON — A White House press briefing was interrupted Monday by a fly buzzing around Press Secretary Jen Psaki's head.

A reporter points out the fly, and Psaki swats it away.

"At least it's not a cicada," she said with a laugh before continuing to field questions.

Cicadas played a role in grounding a White House press plane last month, and even went after the President of the United States. Psaki was safe from the red-eyed bugs, since their stay in the DMV is coming to a close.

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But it's not the fist time a fly has plagued the White House staff. You may remember the viral moment during the Vice Presidential debate last October when a fly landed on Mike Pence's head while he was discussing race in America. The Pence fly even inspired a bobblehead.

Presumably this is not the same fly that bothered Pence, and so far this moment hasn't taken off quite like it did for him, but who knows? Maybe a bobblehead will be in Psaki's future as well.

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