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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabel Keane

White House resurfaces Trump’s infamous eclipse photo for today’s solar spectacle

  • The White House reshared the infamous 2017 photo of Donald Trump looking directly at the sun without protective eyewear during a solar eclipse.
  • The image resurfaced as millions of viewers across the U.S. and U.K. observed a new solar eclipse event.
  • Looking directly at the sun during an eclipse without proper eye protection can cause severe and permanent retinal damage.
  • Social media users mocked and criticized the White House for sharing the photo, with some calling the post dangerous and irresponsible.
  • During the original 2017 event on the Blue Room balcony, a White House aide famously shouted "Don't look!" as Trump squinted at the sky.

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