Today’s solar eclipse, the first of it’s kind in over 100 years, had only one rule: do not, under any circumstances, look directly at the sun, because it WILL damage your eyes. So naturally, in the most Donald Trump move ever, POTUS looked right at it.
For the eclipse, the president stepped out on the White House balcony, along with first lady Melania and their son Barron, to watch. According to BuzzFeed News, Trump then decided to look up at the sun, pointing to the sky as a White House aide reportedly shouted to him, “Don’t look!” Classic.
Of course, the Internet is having a great time meme-ing the whole thing, and we can’t stop laughing:
You knew he was going to do this. You just knew. pic.twitter.com/gdAqCsf9Ac
— Steve Mieczkowski (@IGotsSmarts) August 21, 2017
Staring contest between two giant orange balls of hot gas. pic.twitter.com/cewuHR5bJN
— Jill Biden (@JillBidenVeep) August 21, 2017
: they say obama was afraid to look at the sun pic.twitter.com/FprwIEA9qU — Kilgore Trout (@KT_So_It_Goes) August 21, 2017
“When you’re a star they let you do it.” https://t.co/FQbieMrSpl
— manu saadia (@trekonomics) August 21, 2017
And then there were those who already knew exactly what was going to happen all along:
Can’t wait for the photo of Donald Trump squinting directly into the eclipse to go viral.
— Jules (@jules_su) August 21, 2017
Someone’s going to tell Trump not to stare at the sun today, but he’s going to do it anyway and go blind. #Eclipse2017
— Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) August 21, 2017
Meanwhile, someone actually managed to turn in all into a very #relatable situation.
Melania is me and Donald is my mom when we’re in public and we see someone we know. pic.twitter.com/O9bwChGoKT
— Danielle Butcher (@DaniSButcher) August 21, 2017
Afterward, the president and first lady did eventually put on protective eyewear, but the photo evidence is still there, and it just might be the best part of the entire historic day.