Sun poses no threat to President Trump

US President Donald Trump risked serious eye damage when a once-a-century total solar eclipse passed over the White House this week.

At first the President seemed to ignore warnings from vision care organisations including the College of Optometrists ahead of the phenomenon, warning people not to look directly at the sun.

Eventually he followed the First Lady, Melania, in protecting his eyes by putting on safety glasses with a solar filter.

The total solar eclipse was experienced across the US for the first time in 99 years this week. Its ‘path of totality’ passed through 14 US states, from Oregon in the west to South Carolina in the east.