Fox News host Tucker Carlson joked Monday night that President Trump looking at the solar eclipse without proper eye protection was "perhaps the most impressive thing any president has ever done."

"Almost the entire country saw 60 percent of the sun covered up by the moon. Even the president saw it, but in a move that is not a complete surprise, he looked directly at the sun without any glasses," the "Tucker Carlson Tonight" host said. "Perhaps the most impressive thing any president has ever done."

"If you missed out, don't despair. The next eclipse is seven years from now," Carlson added.

"It was a test to see if liberals are really as slow and humorless as people claim. Turns out they are," Carlson said in a Tuesday statement about the segment.

Trump and first lady Melania Trump watched Monday's rare solar eclipse with son Barron on the Blue Room Balcony at the White House.

The president momentarily removed his protective glasses to look up and point at the sky. A White House aide standing on the South Lawn shouted "don't look."

Trump then put his protective glasses back on, and when a reporter asked him "how's the view," he responded with a thumbs up.

Trump was also joined at the White House by Cabinet members, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.

- Updated at 2:23 p.m. on Aug. 22.