This is Reince Priebus, the former White House Chief of Staff.
Tucked into a Washington Post article about the change was a short anecdote about Priebus' time as chief of staff.
Here is the fly anecdote WaPo tucked in. https://t.co/7vtcS7X9Cr
The Post reported that during an Oval Office meeting, the president charged Priebus with killing the fly that was buzzing above them.
"The West Wing has a regular fly problem," the Post wrote.
The anecdote appeared to be included to show how Trump demeaned Priebus, and as you can imagine, people had a little fun on Twitter imagining the scenario.
@AshleyRParker
Some people had questions, like, when exactly did the West Wing begin having the reported fly problem?
@AshleyRParker Has the West Wing *always* had a fly problem?
@kylegriffin1 Did the West Wing have a fly problem before January 20, 2017?
(Trump was inaugurated on Friday, January 20.)
There were a lot of possibilities with this anecdote. Twitter tried a lot of them out, including the possible literary references.
"The West Wing has a regular fly problem." Either because this administration is so full of shit, or Trump is the… https://t.co/ZfADhzIwg0
@kylegriffin1 West Wing has a fly problem because its ran by the Lord of Flies😂
Others went the old "fly on the wall" route.
@AshleyRParker The fly had been on the wall and heard too much.
@AshleyRParker @Fahrenthold Just attempting to stop all the leaking from the flies on the wall I suppose.
Trump's White House has emphasized repeatedly its desire to get rid of leaks in the administration.
Others wondered what the flies could mean.
@Samfr @JWGOP Do we want to overlook that the West Wing has a fly problem - doesn't that signify the presence of ev… https://t.co/8J1uAHPo9h
Including whether they had something to do with the devil?
@SethAbramson Isn't one of Satan's telltale signs that he's accompanied by flies? West Wing fly problem? Hmmm...
But what a lot of people made the most of was the *metaphor*.
@AshleyRParker @aravosis Whoa, this seems like, metaphorical and stuff.
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@kylegriffin1 Of course the West Wing has a fly problem, it's full of shit.
@jagdesh "The West Wing has a regular fly problem." Must be from all the bullshit.
"It makes sense" people reasoned.
@AshleyRParker Flies are attracted to shit so it makes sense the West Wing has a fly problem
One person summed up the jokes that could be made with just two words:
@IanFortey @kylegriffin1 Too easy.