As Trump glances at solar eclipse without glasses, aide yells, 'Don’t look!'

Jessica Estepa | USA TODAY

Show Caption Hide Caption Trump looks at eclipse without glasses President Donald Trump looks at solar eclipse without his glasses.

As President Trump and first lady Melania Trump got in on Monday's eclipse mania, the president took a peek at the sun without the proper eyewear.

According to pool reports, the president and first lady, who returned Sunday from Bedminster, N.J.,watched the eclipse from a balcony at the White House.

Accompanied by son Barron Trump, the pair arrived on the balcony at 2:38 p.m, per pool reports. When asked how the view was, the president gave a thumb's up.

The president appeared to glance up at one point sans eclipse glasses, leading to an aide shouting, "Don't look," per pool reports. Looking at the eclipse without the proper eyewear can lead to eye damage.

As he did this, someone in a crowd of aides below shouted "Don't look." pic.twitter.com/dtfSLEzcAZ — Ted Mann (@TMannWSJ) August 21, 2017

At 2:41 p.m., a minute before peak eclipse at the White House at about 81%, the president put on a pair of glasses and stood next to the first lady.

Still, he wasn't able to escape the Twitter jokes made after his glance at the sky.

NASA: "It is extremely dangerous and a terrible decision to look at the sun during the eclipse"



Donald Trump: pic.twitter.com/F9dOJAVNCb — Chandler (@PeIicans) August 21, 2017

They left the balcony after a few minutes later. Afterward, the first lady expressed excitement over the event.

Others who enjoyed the view from the White House: first daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, adviser Omarosa Manigault and interim communications director Hope Hicks.

As the eclipse began in Washington, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" played over the White House's PA system.

Contributing: David Jackson