Trump campaign executive’s pants literally caught on fire: report

Steve Bannon, the chief executive officer of Donald Trump’s campaign, literally found his pants on fire during a campaign stop in New Hampshire last month, according to a report in the New York Times.

{mosads}Bannon, who previously served as the executive chairman of Breitbart News, was traveling with Trump on Oct. 28 when FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to lawmakers alerting them that the bureau found emails potentially “pertinent” to the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server.

While working with other aides to concoct a script for Trump’s teleprompter, Bannon realized that a hot TV light had caused his pants to began to burn.

“I think my pant leg is on fire,” said Bannon, according to the New York Times.

The phrase “pants on fire” is commonly used when a person is not telling the truth, something Trump’s campaign has been accused of frequently by his opponents.  

The website Politifact, for example, employs this phrase when it fact-checks a statement that is blatantly false.

Twitter users expressed their amusement with the tidbit on Sunday.

@sahilkapur Now there’s a metaphor for the whole campaign….

— Wildcat (@M0djadji) November 6, 2016

Steve Bannon’s pants literally caught fire when he was helping to craft a Trump speech. https://t.co/TSCwqE62a4 pic.twitter.com/VCrFipyqdy

— McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) November 6, 2016

In final days of Trump campaign, Bannon’s pants *literally* on fire https://t.co/eOkOUROpER pic.twitter.com/p1xz0Q4Vhv

— John Paczkowski (@JohnPaczkowski) November 6, 2016

Trump’s campaign adviser Steve Bannon is such a liar, his pants literally caught fire https://t.co/AGzdPQPew7 pic.twitter.com/vggDgWQFnL

— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) November 6, 2016

bannon’s pants literally catching on fire mid-conversation is a nice grace note https://t.co/AWoHeu3ZDY

— Steve Kandell (@SteveKandell) November 6, 2016

All of this story is amazing, but the part where Steve Bannon’s pants are literally on fire is almost *too* perfect. https://t.co/dAHUn0JICr pic.twitter.com/o9q1X2R5qg

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) November 6, 2016