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Politicians joined in with much of the nation Monday and took in the solar eclipse.
2017-08-21Many of those same politicians made a point to post photos of themselves wearing the necessary eclipse glasses — the glasses needed to avoid eye damage from staring into the eclipse.
Monday's eclipse was the first total eclipse to cross the country in nearly a century. The path of totality, where the moon fully eclipsed the sun, stretched from Oregon to South Carolina, but much of the rest of the country was able to view at least a partial eclipse of the sun.
Here are some of the politicos who posted photos sporting their eclipse glasses:
President Donald Trump
White House adviser Ivanka Trump
—Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 21, 2017
—Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 21, 2017
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
—Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 21, 2017
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
—Newt Gingrich (@newtgingrich) August 21, 2017
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado
—Michael F. Bennet (@SenBennetCO) August 21, 2017
Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware
—Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) August 21, 2017
Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky
—Hal Rogers (@RepHalRogers) August 21, 2017
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslem
—Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 21, 2017
Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey
—Timothy J. Carroll (@tjcNJ) August 21, 2017
Sen. Steve Daines of Montana and Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin
—Steve Daines (@SteveDaines) August 21, 2017
Vice President Mike Pence
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas
—Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) August 21, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
Canadian President Justin Trudeau
—Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 21, 2017
Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush
—George Bush (@GeorgeHWBush) August 21, 2017