Tucker Carlson Says Trump Looking Directly At The Sun Is ‘Perhaps The Most Impressive Thing Any President Has Ever Done,’ Liberals Fail To Catch The Joke

Tucker Carlson is a flawless troll. During his show Monday night, he did a quick recap on the eclipse hype and noted that– at one point– President Trump looked directly at the sun. (It was only brief.  A lot of people were upset by our lighthearted post about it, because MSM is trying to make him look dumb for not using protective eyewear. Yes– he did wear glasses at one point. But Trump’s also like the rest of us and briefly stared at the sun with his naked eye, because it’s irresistible. It was relatable and funny. Let it be known, we weren’t taking a cheap shot at the President.)

Cue Tucker Carlson. He made a joke about it on air, calling Trump’s ability to look directly at the sun “perhaps the most impressive thing any president has ever done.”

Tucker: Trump looking at eclipse w/out eyewear was "perhaps the most impressive thing any president has ever done." https://t.co/en2CdUs859 pic.twitter.com/kL5i6L9X7I

— Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) August 22, 2017

It’s a joke people! I thought that was obvious.

Nope. It’s not. MSM fell for it hard. The Daily Beast has a brief article up about Carlson’s remarks and even admits that Carlson made the comment in jest, but some Trump-haters still fell for it.

Tucker: Trump looking at eclipse w/out eyewear was "perhaps the most impressive thing any president has ever done." https://t.co/en2CdUs859 pic.twitter.com/kL5i6L9X7I

— Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) August 22, 2017

BTW, I think the dead giveaway that this was a joke was Tucker deadpanning that it wasn’t "completely surprising” for Trump.

— Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) August 22, 2017

But as the post notes: Tucker is a pretty notorious Trump sycophant. I guess we've gotten to a point where parody can run close to reality.

— Andrew Kirell (@AndrewKirell) August 22, 2017

Fox News is so here for Trump that staring at the sun is "perhaps the most impressive thing any president has done," and not, ya know, dumb. pic.twitter.com/QAuL4ygroT

— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) August 22, 2017

Did this dude say Trump staring into the sun was the the most impressive thing any president has done? TF? https://t.co/UwHDthmH6u

— Exavier Pope (@exavierpope) August 22, 2017

I thought he meant it. Their so far up his ass I can't tell any more.

— Teemedome (@teemedome) August 22, 2017

A joke, no…?

— Kurt Loder (@kurt_loder) August 22, 2017

That can’t be a real quote. And yet, I know it is.

— bschumac (@bschumac) August 22, 2017

As my grandfather would say – this man doesn't know when to come in out of the rain. Seriously. Tucker Carlson is as dumb as his buddy.

— Boskydell (@Boskydell) August 22, 2017

Wow.. just wow.

— James Do (@JamesDo22) August 22, 2017

Wait. Is this Real Life?

— Sue Sume (@sue_sume) 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

No, looking directly at the sun is not impressive. It's stupid. https://t.co/S66kw5w9ve

— Crooks and Liars (@crooksandliars) August 22, 2017

‘Parody becomes reality’: Internet torches Tucker Carlson for praising Trump’s glasses-free eclipse viewing https://t.co/rKKiEJiede

— Raw Story (@RawStory) August 22, 2017

Fox News Tucker Carlson: Trump watching eclipse w/out glasses "perhaps most impressive thing any president has done" https://t.co/74INnJOmc5

— Claire Phipps (@Claire_Phipps) August 22, 2017

It was a joke people!

Tucker is the Onion in human form. https://t.co/xMQiu2Re1f

— Touré (@Toure) August 22, 2017

If it helps, CNN’s Brian Stelter got the joke. That’s something.

Top-notch trolling by @TuckerCarlson. I'm afraid some folks fell for it… https://t.co/jnQjArEdjI

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 22, 2017

h/t Twitchy