President Trump and Melania Watch Total Solar Eclipse from White House. President Donald Trump made the same mistake during the total solar eclipse that scientists had been warning against for weeks He looked directly into the sun without protective glasses. As Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, 1. Truman Balcony of the White House on Monday, the president put on eclipse glasses, then took them off and, for a brief moment, stared upwards at the sun. As he did this, someone in a crowd of aides below shouted Dont look, according to the Wall Street Journals Ted Mann, who posted a photo from the moment on Twitter. Andrew HarnikAPEarlier on Monday, First Daughter and presidential advisor Ivanka Trump reminded her followers on Instagram to wear protective glasses for the eclipse. She shared a Boomerang video of herself wearing special filter glasses in anticipation of the event. Excited for Eclipse. Remember to wear your glasses NASASTEM, she wrote. Melania also tweeted about the eclipse, writing Exciting to watch the total eclipse with potus today The moon blocked out the sun on Monday in the first total solar eclipse to pass over the mainland United States in 3. Solar glasses are a must for anyone who wants to view the eclipse. Looking directly at the sun is unsafe except during the brief total phase of a solar eclipse totality, when the moon entirely blocks the suns bright face, which will happen only within the narrow path of totality, NASA explained on its website. E Online Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows North Koreans, theyre just like us By which I mean they love smartphone games about war. And according to North Korean state media, the people of that isolated. The only safe way to look directly at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun is through special purpose solar filters, such as eclipse glasses. Twitter had a field day over Trumps moment in the sun, which some said perfectly summed up his presidency. Trump wasnt the only one who looked at the sun sans glasses. A Twitter video of Odell Beckham Jr. NFL star squinting into the sun during the eclipse. Watch Brennan Mediafire. RELATED VIDEO Watch Natasha Stoynoff Breaks Silence, Accuses Donald Trump of Sexual Assault. Politics Trump Stares Directly into Sun Without Glasses as He and First Lady Melania Watch Solar Eclipse from the White House. By Yvonne Juris fancifemini. Trumps viewing of the solar eclipse comes after a week plagued by controversy. Trump has faced widespread criticism for refusing to unequivocally lay blame for Aug. Charlottesville, Virginia, with the white supremacists who marched through that college town wielding torches and weapons while shouting racist taunts at a rally. Heather Heyer, 3. Desperate Housewives Season 6 Ep 7 more. The New York Times. Authorities said two state troopers were also killed in a helicopter crash as they were responding to the rally. Controversy continued to surround the White House on Friday, when Trump fired his chief strategist Steve Bannon amid growing pressure to axe the former Breitbart News chairman because of his ties with the white nationalist movement. SfakuK84XcALYx5eJylRVOQ9vZtMBpq/slide-1.jpg' alt='Watch Idiot Box Online Forbes' title='Watch Idiot Box Online Forbes' />Ive studied the film industry, both academically and informally, and with an emphasis in box office analysis, for 28 years. I have extensively written. Mikal E. Belicove Contributor. I help you make sense of the news that matters to you your business. Opinions expressed by Forbes. The story in the New York Times this week was unsettling The New America Foundation, a major think tank, was getting rid of one of its teams of scholars, the Open. Jury selection for the trail of former Denver DJ David Mueller versus Taylor Swift began Monday at the at the Alfred A. Arraj Courthouse in Denver.