Donald Trump Looked Directly At The Sun During The Eclipse Because Of Course He Did

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You don’t need to be Stephen Hawking to know that staring directly at the sun is not a good idea.

And ahead of the United States witnessing its first total solar eclipse in almost a century, anyone with the most rudimentary medical knowledge was imploring everyone not to look straight at the rare celestial ballet.

But this wasn’t enough for US President Donald Trump, who eschewed sound advice and sunglasses in his defiance of common sense.

This was despite a bystander reportedly shouting: “Don’t look.”

Someone shouts "don't look" as Pres. Trump looks up without eclipse glasses on as solar eclipse passes over D.C. https://t.co/5ft70fm30R pic.twitter.com/0lAkuzF9RZ
— ABC News (@ABC) August 21, 2017

Trump watched the battle between the sun and moon with first lady Melania Trump and his youngest son, Barron.

Both of whom donned the correct protective eyewear ...

Less than a week after Trump came to the defence of white supremacists, social media appeared to welcome the chance for some light relief.

pic.twitter.com/k7Kw8uAjae
— darth:™ (@darth) August 21, 2017

During the eclipse Trump saw his shadow -- so that's six more years of nuclear winter pic.twitter.com/sBfmYF4e51
— Emily Peck (@EmilyRPeck) August 21, 2017

Others saw this coming, suggesting hours earlier this may have been how the event panned out in DC.

I cannot handle this right now. pic.twitter.com/JXjuHH2ivA
— Jules (@jules_su) August 21, 2017

Preview of tonight’s Tucker Carlson pic.twitter.com/DawbInUrWl
— Jason O. Gilbert (@gilbertjasono) August 21, 2017

HE FUCKING DID IT pic.twitter.com/d5th91PNpJ
— fascists bound2 lose (@ANRLizzy) August 21, 2017

How Sean Spicer might have interpreted what happened ...

"The President of the United States did not stare directly at the #SolarEclipse. PERIOD." pic.twitter.com/2bkkllwzlF
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) August 21, 2017

... while others offered a bracing reminder of recent events.

This guy who just looked at the sun without glasses will be giving an address on the US strategy in Afghanistan tonight. pic.twitter.com/ERkbd3OmRQ
— Thomas Bishop (@bishopk0s) August 21, 2017

hahaha funny pic of Trump staring at the eclipse anyway he defended Nazis last week pic.twitter.com/1H4jbgRVIL
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) August 21, 2017

Alright, now back to 16-year-long war, nuclear standoffs, racism, Neo-Nazism, debt ceiling fights, and climate change neglect.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) August 21, 2017

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Donald Trump Looked Directly At The Sun During The Eclipse Because Of Course He Did

This was despite a bystander reportedly shouting: “Don’t look.”

Trump watched the battle between the sun and moon with first lady Melania Trump and his youngest son, Barron.

Less than a week after Trump came to the defence of white supremacists, social media appeared to welcome the chance for some light relief.

Others saw this coming, suggesting hours earlier this may have been how the event panned out in DC.

How Sean Spicer might have interpreted what happened ...

... while others offered a bracing reminder of recent events.

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This was despite a bystander reportedly shouting: “Don’t look.”

Trump watched the battle between the sun and moon with first lady Melania Trump and his youngest son, Barron.

Less than a week after Trump came to the defence of white supremacists, social media appeared to welcome the chance for some light relief.

Others saw this coming, suggesting hours earlier this may have been how the event panned out in DC.

How Sean Spicer might have interpreted what happened ...

... while others offered a bracing reminder of recent events.

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