
Trump Looked At The Sky During The Solar Eclipse And The Memes Are Relentless
By Mustafa GatollariOct. 30 2018, Updated 8:22 a.m. ET
During yesterday's solar eclipse, Donald Trump walked out onto the White House balcony with his wife, Melania, and son, Barron, to check it out. As was widely spread, it's recommended that you only view the eclipse if you have the appropriate protective eyewear. Which is why people positively freaked out when President Trump looked up at the sky, seemingly at the sun, without protection.
When you think of ballsy Presidential moves, Ronald Reagan's meeting with Gorbachev comes to mind, when the former President went outside in the winter without a coat to greet the Russian leader. It was a tactical move Reagan and his team knew would be watched by the people of Russia very closely, especially since Gorbachev emerged from his vehicle wearing a coat himself.
There's at least one analyst who believes that Trump's decision to potentially put his vision on the line by looking directly at the sky during the eclipse was a move as monumental as Regan's no-coat gesture. But for most people, it was an idiotic move deserving of ridicule.
Exciting to watch the total eclipse with @potus today! #Eclipse2017 😎 pic.twitter.com/85Y8R4yJU7
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) August 21, 2017
Even though people told him not to look.
Trump jokingly looks at sun without solar eclipse glasses on
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) August 21, 2017
Someone yells: "Don't look!" pic.twitter.com/F0Y81l9rZc
Including, allegedly, his own family.
Per sources: Ivanka/Jared among those pushing Trump to keep protective glasses on during eclipse Monday, "disappointed" that he did not...
— Benjamin Landy (@Ben_Landy) August 21, 2017
So the memes started rolling in.
Big Dummy President pic.twitter.com/IVQu3Uc8cu
— Dr Chad and 4 Others (@iamchadhoward) August 21, 2017
Mel: Don't do it
— Steve King (@steveking_) August 21, 2017
TRUMP: I've held the Orb in my hands and learned its secrets. I can handle a little- oh fuck oh fuck!
Mel: ... #Eclipse pic.twitter.com/MKxdmrmGTg
There were puns.
Trump finally setting up a real blind trust #Eclipse pic.twitter.com/1obhisFzrV
— Andrew Saturn (@andsat) August 21, 2017
'80s song references.
Turn around, bright eyes pic.twitter.com/RNGm0WdwFF
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) August 21, 2017
Just jokes of all kinds.
i want someone to look at me the way Trump looks at the eclipse pic.twitter.com/15pfqYpkFy
— oneyun da prophet (@oneyun) August 21, 2017
Sadly, due to the President's lack of judgment, his 2020 vision is permanently damaged. https://t.co/zk3hcFeIu7
— Robert A George (@RobGeorge) August 21, 2017
“The big yellow one’s the sun!” pic.twitter.com/pVzKgNpAQY
— Quinn Sutherland (@ReelQuinn) August 21, 2017
"DEAL WI...." pic.twitter.com/rFGR9seoBR
— darth:™ (@darth) August 21, 2017
Me, when McDonalds first added gourmet salad and coffees to the menu pic.twitter.com/m6y4F2AKZX
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) August 21, 2017
— kobayashi badtz-maru (@HapaxLegoman) August 21, 2017
When you're down 18 with 2 minutes left, and you hit a 3. pic.twitter.com/RRPLoZcK4B
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) August 21, 2017
Me when the DJ plays Terror Squad @fatjoe pic.twitter.com/vWFjfgO4Gi
— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) August 21, 2017
In my opinion, the best burn of Trump regarding the eclipse has to come from Madeleine Albright.
Enjoyed watching #Eclipse2017. A great reminder that all darkness is temporary. pic.twitter.com/NlK5wTaCtr
— Madeleine Albright (@madeleine) August 21, 2017
Savage, but then again, the dude kind of deserves it. I mean, what if other people, or kids who might look up to him do the same thing. Well, at least he disproved my long-time fear of what I thought happens when you look directly into an eclipse: that your eyes will burst into flames while you helplessly run around begging people to end your misery.