#EndorseThis: Conan Trolls Trump For Staring Into Eclipse

#EndorseThis: Conan Trolls Trump For Staring Into Eclipse

During Monday’s solar eclipse, President Trump — with First Lady Melania and youngest son, Barron — stood on the White House balcony and did, to my knowledge, the only thing you’re not supposed to do during an eclipse:

Colbert, Meyers, Kimmel, and even Fallon are off this week, so the burden of late night political commentary fell on Conan O’Brien, who suggested that if Trump is this incapable of following directions, people should tell him, “Whatever you do, don’t resign.”

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