You don’t need to be Stephen Hawking to know that staring directly at the sun is not a good idea.
And ahead of the United States witnessing its first total solar eclipse in almost a century, anyone with the most rudimentary medical knowledge was imploring everyone not to look straight at the rare celestial ballet.
But this wasn’t enough for US President Donald Trump , who eschewed sound advice and sunglasses in his defiance of common sense.
This was despite a bystander reportedly shouting : “Don’t look.”
Trump watched the battle between the sun and moon with first lady Melania Trump and his youngest son, Barron.
Both of whom donned the correct protective eyewear ...