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Trump gets distracted by fly during campaign rally, then compares himself to one

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Donald Trump says he is an ‘aggressive sucker’ as former president compares himself to a fly

Donald Trump called himself an “aggressive sucker” as the former US president compared himself to a fly.

Trump made the comparison during a campaign in Juneau, Wisconsin on Sunday (6 October), when he appeared to become distracted by a fly buzzing close to him.

The former US president told the crowd: “I don’t like flies, get out of here fly.

Trump then added: “This is a very aggressive sucker, like I’m going to be aggressive for our country, you can probably say.”

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