First family watches eclipse from balcony; Trump sets internet on fire when he looks with no glasses

Members of America’s first family watched the 2017 solar eclipse from the White House balcony on Monday. As you can imagine, more than one version of the event ended up on the internet. There was the media version, the social media version and the candid images.

Here’s a small sample of all three:

“Mr President, the news is saying you shouldn’t look directly into the sun”
“Who’s saying it” ?
“CNN”
Trump: Fake Eclipse pic.twitter.com/H0EGVBjr8e

— E (@esheikh_) August 21, 2017

US President Donald Trump looks up a the partial solar eclipse with First Lady Melania Trump from the balcony of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 21, 2017.<br /> The Great American Eclipse completed its journey across the United States Monday, with the path of totality stretching coast-to-coast for the first time in nearly a century. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) — (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron Trump wear special glasses to view the solar eclipse from the Truman Balcony at the White House on August 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Millions of people have flocked to areas of the U.S. that are in the "path of totality" in order to experience a total solar eclipse. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) — (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump look up at the partial solar eclipse from the balcony of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 21, 2017.<br /> The Great American Eclipse completed its journey across the United States Monday, with the path of totality stretching coast-to-coast for the first time in nearly a century. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) — (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, left, and Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, center, wear protective glasses as they view the solar eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) — (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Attorney General Jeff Sessions wears protective glasses as he views the solar eclipse with President Donald Trump, Monday, Aug, 21, 2017 at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) — (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump wears special glasses as he looks up toward the Solar Eclipse while standing with his wife first lady Melania Trump on the Truman Balcony at the White House on August 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Millions of people have flocked to areas of the U.S. that are in the "path of totality" in order to experience a total solar eclipse. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) — (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: (AFP OUT) U.S.President Donald Trump puts on special glasses to look at the Solar Eclipse on the Truman Balcony at the White House on August 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Millions of people have flocked to areas of the U.S. that are in the "path of totality" in order to experience a total solar eclipse. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) — (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Exciting to watch the total eclipse with @potus today! #Eclipse2017 ? pic.twitter.com/85Y8R4yJU7

— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) August 21, 2017

Gotta love Trump Rawdogging the eclipse pic.twitter.com/925GFZJ5OV

— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) August 21, 2017

Scientists: Don’t look straight at sun during eclipse.
Trump: Hold my glasses. pic.twitter.com/3MySTJYq4d

— Dan Worthington (@danWorthington) August 21, 2017

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