Trump Looks At Solar Eclipse without Protective Glasses!

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US President Donald Trump viewed the solar eclipse a bit more closely than others, and not just because he was standing on a White House balcony. Trump removed his protective eyewear to wince into the sun's rays.

The president was joined by some of his family members for the nationally celebrated celestial anomaly.

The eclipse in DC was only partial, as opposed to the total solar eclipse experienced in a strip of the country stretching from Oregon to South Carolina.

Trump initially was not wearing the protective cardboard glasses when he arrived to view the eclipse. The president even ignored an aide who yelled, "Don't look," before he glanced at the eclipse without the glasses on, multiple media sources reported.

Some US citizens lampooned the president on Twitter for not wearing his protective eyegear.

The commander-in-chief eventually put the eyewear on, and gave a thumbs-up to the eclipse, according to Politico.

The last total solar eclipse in the US took place on February 26, 1979, and was viewable from the Pacific Northwest.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team