In a moment you probably should have seen coming: Trump, despite consistent warnings to do the opposite, stared directly at the solar eclipse. On august 21st, 2017, twitter user @leyawn tweeted a pair of fake new york times headlines reporting that trump had suffered permanent eye damage after staring at the solar eclipse (shown below). Within 24 hours, the tweet received upwards of 23,500 likes and 7,800 retweets.
The president of the united states of america, donald j. Trump, looked directly at the solar eclipse on monday without protective eyewear. More than decades since the first 'samuel johnson reading' meme was posted and the image is still a popular reaction image. Donald trump staring at the eclipse. In a video shared by evan mcmurry, you can hear someone shout at trump, don't look! but the president can be seen smiling happily standing next to the first lady, gesturing, and then pointing. President donald trump appeared to glance at the solar eclipse from the white house balcony and the photo quickly became a viral meme.
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