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Barack Obama swats fly after being interrupted by the insect during televised interview

WATCH: No fly zone - Barack Obama kills insect on live TV

Chris Laker
17.06.09

He may have huge domestic and global problems to deal with, but President Barack Obama had to solve an issue of a different kind during a television interview at the White House today.

The President found himself persistently interrupted by a fly when speaking with CNBC correspondent John Harwood.

With his frustration growing he took matters into his own hands, telling the fly: "Get out of here."

The fly took no notice.

So Obama waited for the fly to settle, put his hand up and then smacked it dead with a single hit.

The president then turned to interviewer Harwood and said: "Now, where were we", before boasting: "That was pretty impressive, wasn't it? I got the sucker."

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