Scientists have been warning the world for weeks not to stare directly at the sun without protective eyewear during Monday s solar eclipse unless you want to suffer damage to your eyes. True to form, Donald Trump apparently decided those warnings were either fake news or a Chinese hoax and did precisesly what he was told not to do. Like the total dumbass he is, Trump stared right at the sun with no glasses on, because of course he did.Images via Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesAides can actually be heard shouting at him not to look at the sun.Someone shouts  don t look  as Pres. Trump looks up without eclipse glasses on as solar eclipse passes over D.C. https://t.co/5ft70fm30R pic.twitter.com/0lAkuzF9RZ  ABC News (@ABC) August 21, 2017As pictures of our Commander in Chief looking directly into the sun began to circulate, people on Twitter had an absolute field day laughing at Trump s total stupidity. The mockery may be even more entertaining than the eclipse itself.Don t worry, he was already blind. To justice, reason, and the rule of law. #TrumpResign #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/IhRmGe0vWt  Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) August 21, 2017In fairness, looking directly into the sun, despite all the warnings, pretty much captures the Trump presidency https://t.co/cc69yhwTNf  Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 21, 2017In a cabinet meeting, Jared and Ivanka urged Trump not to look directly into the eclipse, but  Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 21, 2017AIDE: You need to wear eclipse glasses. TRUMP: Did Obama wear them? AIDE: Yes   it s a safety issue. TRUMP: Then it s settled. No glasses. pic.twitter.com/gXQrDat96l  Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) August 21, 2017#SolarEclipse2017 @realDonaldTrump  The sun is such a loser for letting the moon block it out!   I have the best eyes.They re magnificent!  pic.twitter.com/jnIIFU3JWK  Kassie Ragsdale (@kassieragsdale) August 21, 2017SCIENTIST:  Don t look at the sun during an eclipse. TRUMP:  Fake news!  pic.twitter.com/JzIW422z4r  Jerric Dondarrion (@BostonJerry) August 21, 2017I honestly didn t think there could be a way Trump could embarrass us just by watching a solar eclipse.Yet, here we are.  P  Resists (@4everNeverTrump) August 21, 2017#Trump doesn t need protective eye wear!  I have the greatest corneas of all time, really. The best.  #Eclipse pic.twitter.com/uXdsQGsz9j  Shawna Hazlett   (@shawnahaze) August 21, 2017 Nobody ever thought you could go blind from looking at an #eclipse    Trump, a few hours from now, fumbling for his cane  Oliver Willis (@owillis) August 21, 2017Warning:Don t look directly at it.Trump: #SolarEclipse2017 pic.twitter.com/xjttkhxQsC  St Peter (@stpeteyontweety) August 21, 2017Featured image via Mark Wilson/Getty Images