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Judi Lynn

(160,530 posts)
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:28 PM Aug 2017

Trump looked at the solar eclipse without glasses on

Source: Business Insider


Allan Smith
  34m




President Donald Trump took in the solar eclipse from the Truman Balcony of the White House on Monday.

Sporting eclipse glasses — only for part of the viewing — and standing alongside Melania Trump and their son Barron, Trump viewed what was a partial eclipse in Washington, DC. The partial eclipse began at 1:17 p.m., peaked at 2:42 p.m., and was set to end at 4:01 p.m. ET, The Washington Post reported. The moon covered 81% of the sun at the eclipse's peak in Washington.

Trump, at one point, did look up at the eclipse without wearing the glasses, which could be extremely harmful to a person's eyesight. According to a White House pool report, one of Trump's aides shouted "don't look" when Trump initially came out and pointed at the sky.

Much of the nation focused on the Monday event, the first total eclipse to cross the country in nearly a century. The path of totality, where the moon fully eclipsed the sun, stretched from Oregon to South Carolina, but much of the rest of the country was able to view at least a partial eclipse of the sun.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-watching-solar-eclipse-20017-photos-2017-8?op=1

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Trump looked at the solar eclipse without glasses on (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2017 OP
Just saw this on Facebook. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2017 #1
He is already deaf and dumb. Why not ? Trust Buster Aug 2017 #2
Perfect yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #36
Any chance the sun will also damage his KFC Extra-crispy-hole? flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #39
f..king moron didn't want to be photographed with the funny glasses. hlthe2b Aug 2017 #3
Dumbfuck jpak Aug 2017 #4
"Too bad" hadEnuf Aug 2017 #5
OFFICIAL TRUMP REPLY! MyOwnPeace Aug 2017 #6
He is trying to get out of work on disability Sanity Claws Aug 2017 #7
Just another bad example. elleng Aug 2017 #8
There's nothing inside that empty noggin anyway BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #9
Oops! sheshe2 Aug 2017 #22
If only he looked longer without the glasses sakabatou Aug 2017 #10
I would say he's setting a bad example for kids but MGKrebs Aug 2017 #11
Well, he makes statements BillyBobBrilliant Aug 2017 #12
Yep. Doesn't seem to limit him at all. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2017 #19
Fucking idiot. nt Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2017 #13
It seems Trump does the opposite of what he is told so maybe we should tell him not to resign then? cstanleytech Aug 2017 #14
I've told my hubby that many times....i said KewlKat Aug 2017 #33
I told my husband there would be lots of blind Trump supporters tomorrow. Vinca Aug 2017 #15
You misunedrestimate him nt Xipe Totec Aug 2017 #18
More! More! More!!1!!111!!! nt Xipe Totec Aug 2017 #16
He's an idiot! red dog 1 Aug 2017 #17
he's reading off teleprompters tonight, right? LOL nt Javaman Aug 2017 #20
Maybe it would be good if an aide shouted, "don't jump off the balcony"! Sancho Aug 2017 #21
Like Pence. They are both supercilious idiots Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #23
+1 CentralMass Aug 2017 #29
Perfect match. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2017 #30
What a team. Glimmer of Hope Aug 2017 #40
He is safely looking inwards, at the image projected on the inside of his skull. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2017 #24
He never listens: MineralMan Aug 2017 #25
ROFL Beartracks Aug 2017 #41
This will never get old -- so funny. liberalla Aug 2017 #43
"That regular shit turnt me orange". nt Snotcicles Aug 2017 #26
And he's not blind now... HopeAgain Aug 2017 #27
Fake news. tymorial Aug 2017 #28
He HAD to be TOLD to NOT LOOK ??? vkkv Aug 2017 #31
Wanna bet he jokes about it tonight matt819 Aug 2017 #32
He not too bright. flying_wahini Aug 2017 #34
Because his "hands" were too small to go blind the other way. thesquanderer Aug 2017 #35
"There are three kinds of men. " htuttle Aug 2017 #37
Good. spiderpig Aug 2017 #38
. WhoIsNumberNone Aug 2017 #42

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
39. Any chance the sun will also damage his KFC Extra-crispy-hole?
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 09:35 PM
Aug 2017

I can just see him sitting there mutely, gesturing furiously with his tiny hands.

hlthe2b

(102,276 posts)
3. f..king moron didn't want to be photographed with the funny glasses.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:32 PM
Aug 2017

Moron, cretin, dumbass---out of descriptors

MyOwnPeace

(16,926 posts)
6. OFFICIAL TRUMP REPLY!
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:34 PM
Aug 2017

According to a White House pool report, one of Trump's aides shouted "don't look" when Trump initially came out and pointed at the sky.

OFFICIAL RESPONSE:

Don't worry about him looking - he has no vision regarding the leadership of the United States anyhow.

MGKrebs

(8,138 posts)
11. I would say he's setting a bad example for kids but
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:36 PM
Aug 2017

I doubt any kids are looking to him as an example anyway.

KewlKat

(5,624 posts)
33. I've told my hubby that many times....i said
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 05:06 PM
Aug 2017

Why not say something like " I sure hope he doesn't resign as we couldn't get along without him. We'd be in a terrible situation." And then maybe he'd think yeh, I can screw everyone if I resign and then he does.

Vinca

(50,271 posts)
15. I told my husband there would be lots of blind Trump supporters tomorrow.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:40 PM
Aug 2017

Honestly - I didn't think 2 Scoops was that dumb.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)
23. Like Pence. They are both supercilious idiots
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 03:55 PM
Aug 2017

They would both blend in to Monty Python's Upper Middle Class Twit of the Year Competition skit



JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,340 posts)
24. He is safely looking inwards, at the image projected on the inside of his skull.
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:10 PM
Aug 2017

Trump was probably thinking "which one of you leakers yelled, 'don't look'?"

matt819

(10,749 posts)
32. Wanna bet he jokes about it tonight
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 04:40 PM
Aug 2017

Right before he commits to sending more fodd. . . er . . . um. . . troops to Afghanistan.

Might I make a small suggestion?

The war in Afghanistan is not about, well, anything. Bin Laden is dead. Al Qaeda and ISIS have made it clear they don't need a base from which to operate. Afghanistan poses little threat to the US.

Follow the money. It's about the mineral resources. My suggestion. Let the mining companies fund the mercenaries. If they think there's a return, they should be happy to foot the bill.

I know, I know. Ain't gonna happen.

My guess? He proposes that Congress restart the draft and calls for a surge of up to 50,000 troops.

htuttle

(23,738 posts)
37. "There are three kinds of men. "
Mon Aug 21, 2017, 07:51 PM
Aug 2017

"The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."
-- Will Rogers

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