Harry Reid Wears Sunglasses in Press Conference on DHS Funding
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Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is sporting some new eyewear Tuesday on Capitol Hill.
Reid, D-Nev., started out the day with a giant bandage strapped across his right eye, which has become a staple since he sustained an exercising injury nearly two months ago.
But at a press conference on Department of Homeland Security funding Tuesday afternoon, the bandage was gone and, instead, Reid donned a pair of dark sunglasses.
“He likes them, and he’s not wearing the bandage,” Kristen Orthman, a spokeswoman for Reid, told ABC News.
Orthman noted Reid normally wears prescription glasses, and the sunglasses also have a prescription, allowing him to see properly out of his left eye.
Over the past two months, Reid has undergone two eye surgeries to help restore vision in his right eye, the most recent one taking place two weeks ago.
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