Fox News host Tucker Carlson trolled the world when he said Monday night that President Trump staring at the solar eclipse without glasses was “the most impressive thing any president’s ever done.”
“Even the president saw [the eclipse] but in a move that is not a complete surprise, he looked directly at the sun without any glasses,” Carlson said. “Perhaps the most impressive thing any president’s ever done.”
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The Daily Caller founder was obviously just trying to mess with people’s heads, and a lot of people on Twitter didn’t get the joke.
“He looked directly at the sun without any glasses, perhaps the most impressive thing a president has ever done.“ pic.twitter.com/uv6wYWIlvR
— Ally Maynard (@missmayn) August 22, 2017
Just…Is Tucker trolling us at this point? Or his he REALLY that stupid? https://t.co/z4KKqmRXaU
— Kristy Puchko (@KristyPuchko) August 22, 2017
An article on Huffington Post even declared, “it’s hard to tell if he’s joking.”
Tucker Carlson: Trump Staring At The Sun ‘Most Impressive Thing Any President Has Done’ https://t.co/1l1qsqqiS1
— Harvey J Kaye (@harveyjkaye) August 22, 2017
Looking directly @ the sun during the eclipse is according to Tucker Carlson “Perhaps the most impressive thing any President has ever done” pic.twitter.com/Jm1IxsokKJ
— Stuart McMillan (@StuartMcMillan1) August 22, 2017
True: Trump staring at eclipse “the most impressive thing any president has ever done” – Tucker Carlson https://t.co/dMqqLlffLR
— Myriam Robin (@myriamrobin) August 22, 2017
Parody meets reality on Tucker Carlson
“He looked at the sun without any glasses. Perhaps the most impressive thing any president has done.” pic.twitter.com/Ukl3ckdvVq— Nathan McDermott (@natemcdermott) August 22, 2017
Jesus Tucker! https://t.co/ClwYiMhvU0
— Lilia Luciano (@lilialuciano) August 22, 2017
Mediaite similarly asserted that Carlson made the statement “without a hint of sarcasm.”
“So, was it really all that obvious that Carlson was joking?” the author wrote. “I guess this is a situation where we report, you decide.
Tucker Carlson: Trump Staring at Sun Without Glasses ‘Most Impressive Thing Any President Has Done’ https://t.co/ILOmc0iI9T (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/rD9PxWGvGl
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 22, 2017
Parody became reality tonight. Thanks, Tucker. pic.twitter.com/GSRc7Vdk2N
— Jim Swift (@JSwiftTWS) August 22, 2017
Yikes.