A Major Newspaper Just Trolled Trump’s Eclipse Gaffe With A Brutal New Cover

The president's hometown newspaper saw his humiliating mistake and rushed to the presses.

Politics

August 21, 2017 August 22, 2017

Robert Haffey Robert Haffey is a journalist, filmmaker, and winner of the ScreenCraft Writing Fellowship. He is a graduate of Drexel University.

Today, Trump once again demonstrated his inability to follow even the most basic instructions. As people across the country used special glasses to view the solar eclipse, their elected leader decided to remove his and stare directly at the sun, risking severe ocular damage in the process. His action was met with widespread mockery.

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Now, The New York Daily News is taking a shot at Trump with their new cover, using a pun to knock the president’s intelligence:

The newspaper has consistently trolled our incompetent president. His decision to reject science and look directly at the eclipse is indicative of the stubborn, ignorant man he is. A deep disdain for all manner of expertise and experience is deeply embedded in his administration, so his decision to ignore simple, good advice is hardly surprising.