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| Donald Trump stares into solar eclipse without safety glasses, while aides shout 'don't look!' | Donald Trump stares into solar eclipse without safety glasses, while aides shout 'don't look!' |
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| Donald Trump has been caught looking at the solar eclipse without safety glasses, despite all expert advice saying this practice is dangerous. | Donald Trump has been caught looking at the solar eclipse without safety glasses, despite all expert advice saying this practice is dangerous. |
| “Looking directly at the sun is unsafe except during the brief total phase of a solar eclipse (“totality”), when the moon entirely blocks the sun’s bright face, which will happen only within the narrow path of totality,” Nasa wrote on a webpage discussing how to view the 2017 solar eclipse safely. | “Looking directly at the sun is unsafe except during the brief total phase of a solar eclipse (“totality”), when the moon entirely blocks the sun’s bright face, which will happen only within the narrow path of totality,” Nasa wrote on a webpage discussing how to view the 2017 solar eclipse safely. |
| “The only safe way to look directly at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as ‘eclipse glasses’ or or hand-held solar viewers.” | “The only safe way to look directly at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as ‘eclipse glasses’ or or hand-held solar viewers.” |
| But this didn't stop the President, who has a reported tendency to act against the advice of his aides, from sneaking a peek after taking off his protective glasses. He squinted as he briefly looked up at the sun. | |
| Mr Trump watched the rare spectacle from the Blue Room Balcony at the White House – hundreds of miles away from the eclipse’s path of totality – next to his wife Melania and son Barron. | Mr Trump watched the rare spectacle from the Blue Room Balcony at the White House – hundreds of miles away from the eclipse’s path of totality – next to his wife Melania and son Barron. |
| According to the White House pool report, the President initially gesticulated to a crowd of administration staffers gathered below the balcony and pointed to the sky. As he did so, one of the White House aides standing beneath balcony shouted “don't look!” | According to the White House pool report, the President initially gesticulated to a crowd of administration staffers gathered below the balcony and pointed to the sky. As he did so, one of the White House aides standing beneath balcony shouted “don't look!” |
| Mr Trump’s apparent failure to heed advice against looking at the sun was immediately mocked on Twitter. | Mr Trump’s apparent failure to heed advice against looking at the sun was immediately mocked on Twitter. |
| “Thought warnings about Sun were fake news…,” wrote Twitter user Devin Duke. | “Thought warnings about Sun were fake news…,” wrote Twitter user Devin Duke. |
| Tricia Fairness joked, “‘My eyes are the best. I have the best eyes. Nobody can see the eclipse like me. Believe me.’ - Trump on Eclipse 2017.” | Tricia Fairness joked, “‘My eyes are the best. I have the best eyes. Nobody can see the eclipse like me. Believe me.’ - Trump on Eclipse 2017.” |