IIn a new and bizarre campaign ad, Donald Trump’s head replaces the moon and blocks the sun, hinting at Monday’s solar eclipse.
The campaign video was shared on Truth Social on Sunday, and begins with the words, “The most important moment in human history is happening in 2024.” It shows an image of the shining sun, as astonished crowds gather to watch the solar eclipse with protective goggles on.
As a large shadow falls on the earth, Trump’s head comes into view. “We will save America. And make it great again,” the video ends, hinting at his 2024 presidential campaign.
Stanley Kubrick’s scenes and opening score are mentioned in the video 2001: A Space Odyssey,
This eclipse will be visible in Mexico, the United States and Canada on Monday afternoon. As the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, there will be almost complete darkness for several minutes.
This event will not occur again in North America until 2044, but it last occurred seven years ago, during the first year of Trump’s presidency. Trump made headlines and meme pages after ignoring experts’ advice by viewing the eclipse directly without protective glasses. His wife, then-First Lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron were also in attendance, and both wore glasses to view the eclipse.
Experts say that viewing the eclipse with the naked eye may cause blurred vision, floaters, blind spots or reduced vision. In some extreme cases, where exposure is extended, retinal burns can lead to blindness.
Read more: How to view the total eclipse safely
“Solar retinopathy is a photochemical injury to your retina,” Dr. Nicole Bajic, a surgical ophthalmologist at the Cleveland Clinic, previously told TIME.
Sunday’s video campaign is the latest in a series of unusual statements made recently by the former president. During a fundraiser Saturday night in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump claimed that outgoing President Joe Biden “literally” soiled himself in the Oval Office of the White House.
Trump’s speech at the fundraiser lasted 45 minutes, during which he mocked Biden’s policies, before mentioning the widely recognizable Resolute Desk, a gift from Queen Victoria in 1880.
“Ronald Reagan used it, others used it. And he’s using it,” he said of Biden. “It has become dirty. And I literally mean that, which is sad,” he commented.
