Don't Lie, You Looked At The Eclipse Just Like Donald Trump Did

Paige Lavender
Updated

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were among the Americans to check out the total eclipse on Monday.

The Trumps, along with their son Barron, watched the eclipse from the Truman Balcony at the White House.

Trump briefly stole a glance at the sun sans-protective glasses, something many people, including scientists and former eclipse-watchers who’ve experienced blindness, cautioned against. An aide standing below shouted, “Don’t look,” according to a White House pool report.

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(Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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(Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
(Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
(Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
(Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
(Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
(Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
(Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and others also took in the eclipse from the White House.

Vice President Mike Pence watched the eclipse at the U.S. Naval Observatory while standing alongside students.

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The Moon is seen as it starts passing in front of the Sun during the solar eclipse August 21, 2017 from Ross Lake, North Cascades National Park, Washington.
The Moon is seen as it starts passing in front of the Sun during the solar eclipse August 21, 2017 from Ross Lake, North Cascades National Park, Washington.
A cheerleader uses solar viewing glasses before welcoming guests to the football stadium to watch the total solar eclipse at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. 
A cheerleader uses solar viewing glasses before welcoming guests to the football stadium to watch the total solar eclipse at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. 
A news photographer adjusts his telephoto lens equipped with a filter in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in preparation for today's solar eclipse. 
A news photographer adjusts his telephoto lens equipped with a filter in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in preparation for today's solar eclipse. 
A composite image, made from seven frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during the solar eclipse. 
A composite image, made from seven frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, as it transits the Sun at roughly five miles per second during the solar eclipse. 
A man looks through his solar viewing glasses in New York City. 
A man looks through his solar viewing glasses in New York City. 
Depoe Bay, Oregon
Depoe Bay, Oregon
Ross Lake, North Cascades National Park, Washington.
Ross Lake, North Cascades National Park, Washington.
Madras, Oregon. 
Madras, Oregon. 
People watch the Solar Eclipse in Depoe Bay, Oregon. 
People watch the Solar Eclipse in Depoe Bay, Oregon. 
The 'diamond ring effect' is seen during a total solar is seen from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience in Madras, Oregon. 
The 'diamond ring effect' is seen during a total solar is seen from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience in Madras, Oregon. 
Depoe Bay, Oregon
Depoe Bay, Oregon
A total solar eclipse is seen from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience in Madras, Oregon. 
A total solar eclipse is seen from the Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience in Madras, Oregon. 
Totality in Depoe Bay, Oregon. 
Totality in Depoe Bay, Oregon. 
A Mexican boy looks through a telescope at the beginning of the solar eclipse, at the esplanade of the Museum of Natural History in Mexico City. 
A Mexican boy looks through a telescope at the beginning of the solar eclipse, at the esplanade of the Museum of Natural History in Mexico City. 
Mexico City, Mexico. 
Mexico City, Mexico. 
The "Bailey's Beads" effect is seen as the moon makes its final move over the sun over Madras, Oregon. 
The "Bailey's Beads" effect is seen as the moon makes its final move over the sun over Madras, Oregon. 
Members of the media watch the solar eclipse at the White House. 
Members of the media watch the solar eclipse at the White House. 
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, left, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross watch from the White House. 
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, left, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross watch from the White House. 
President Donald Trump watches from the Truman Balcony. 
President Donald Trump watches from the Truman Balcony. 
The sun is is in full eclipse over Grand Teton National Park outside Jackson, Wyoming. 
The sun is is in full eclipse over Grand Teton National Park outside Jackson, Wyoming. 
In-camera multiple exposure of the solar eclipse as seen in Salem, Oregon. 
In-camera multiple exposure of the solar eclipse as seen in Salem, Oregon. 
Charleston, South Carolina. 
Charleston, South Carolina. 
Alliance, Nebraska.
Alliance, Nebraska.
A man takes a look at the solar eclipse at Liberty State Island in New York. 
A man takes a look at the solar eclipse at Liberty State Island in New York. 
Enthusiasts Tanner Person and Josh Blink, both from Vacaville, California,  atop Carroll Rim Trail at Painted Hills, a unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell, Oregon. 
Enthusiasts Tanner Person and Josh Blink, both from Vacaville, California,  atop Carroll Rim Trail at Painted Hills, a unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell, Oregon. 

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