Fox News host Tucker Carlson joked Monday night that President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE 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.

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"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.”

Someone shouts "Don't look!" as Pres. Trump appears to glance at the sky without #eclipse glasses. pic.twitter.com/7w7u0zFLSN — Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) August 21, 2017

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

WASHINGTON, August 21, 2017 -- President Donald Trump looks directly into the solar eclipse. pic.twitter.com/UedUycAO4o — Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) August 21, 2017

Trump was also joined at the White House by Cabinet members, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Wilbur Louis RossTrump 'very happy' to allow TikTok to operate in US if security concerns resolved TikTok, WeChat to be banned Sunday from US app stores The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Trump seeks to flip 'Rage' narrative; Dems block COVID-19 bill MORE.

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