A photograph of Donald Trump looking at a solar eclipse from 2017 has resurfaced after the White House shared the image again nearly a decade later. The picture shows Trump looking toward the partially eclipsed sun without visible eye protection. Its latest appearance has once again drawn a wave of reactions online.
The famous 2017 photograph shows Donald Trump briefly looking toward the partially eclipsed sun
A well-known photograph of Donald Trump watching the 2017 solar eclipse has resurfaced after the White House shared it again on Wednesday. The image captures Trump during the eclipse on August 21, 2017, when he was photographed from the White House balcony looking toward the partially eclipsed sun.
Trump was 71 at the time and was watching the eclipse from the Blue Room Balcony. The photograph shows him leaning back and looking upward at the sky without visible eye protection. A White House aide reportedly warned him against looking at the sun, with the aide shouting, “Don’t look!” The image quickly became a source of jokes and criticism online.
The White House’s decision to share the image again has prompted another wave of reactions on X (formerly Twitter). Users responded with a range of jokes and criticism, while some questioned why the administration would repost a photograph showing Trump looking toward the sun without visible eye protection.
One user wrote, “So now you are telling Americans to stare at the eclipse?” Another noted, “Nine years ago every scientist in America said do not look at the sun without glasses. He looked at the sun without glasses. The White House is posting it today like it’s a highlight reel.”
A third user commented, “Being stupid enough to look directly at the sun during an eclipse, with no eye protection, is not something to f***ing brag about.”
Originally reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on Mandatory.
