Overview

• The rare sighting occurred on June 30 as Trump departed Trump National Golf Club in a Chevrolet Suburban while wearing black-rimmed reading glasses.
• Images captured by a Northern Virginia police photographer and shared on X show the president leafing through printed documents following a round of golf with CIA Director John Radcliffe and Senators Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul and Eric Schmitt.
• Trump, who turns 80 next year, has traditionally avoided public displays of eyewear and entrusted aides to enlarge and manage his written communications.
• Prior public eyewear sightings include a January 2016 campaign event in Iowa and an October 2017 golf outing, making this appearance his first in his current term.
• Social media users on X reacted with surprise and commentary, noting the scarcity of Trump’s public use of glasses and speculating on the implications for his image and health.