Trump shares Republican senator's phone number in feud over time switch
Trump urged Arkansans to call Cotton as the House-passed bill faces Senate resistance, and a 2025 AP-NORC poll found 47% oppose the current system.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump posted Senator Tom Cotton's cellphone number on Truth Social, urging Arkansas residents to pressure the lawmaker into supporting permanent daylight saving time legislation.
- Cotton has repeatedly argued that permanent DST creates dangerously dark winter mornings, warning children would head to school before sunrise and commuters would begin days in darkness.
- Callers overwhelmed the number Saturday, leaving the mailbox full, while Journalist Aaron Parnas and Progressive political strategist Drew Savicki shared screenshots of their attempts to contact the senator.
- When Newsweek called the number provided by Trump, the call went to voicemail with a message saying, "Sorry the mailbox is full." Cotton declined to comment on the criticism.
- Americans are set to turn clocks back on November 1, but the House-approved measure remains stalled despite 64 percent of Americans supporting elimination of twice-yearly time changes in a YouGov survey.
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Donald Trump Targets Senator Tom Cotton in Midnight Rant About Daylight Savings Time: 'Nobody Wants to Change Their Clocks'
Donald Trump blamed a fellow Republican for stalling permanent daylight saving time, while an expert explains how his timing transformed a dispute into content.
Algemeen Dagblad
If it were up to Donald Trump, America would permanently switch to Summer Time and put an end to changing the clocks. His heartfelt wish has even been enshrined in law, but fellow party member Tom Cotton is standing in the way. It is unsafe for school-aged youth if winter mornings remain dark longer, the senator argues. In anger, Trump posted Cotton's mobile number online.
Time for yet another debate over daylight, spurred by Trump
The endless fight over daylight saving time is back in the news after President Donald Trump urged the Senate to clear a House-passed bill to make it permanent. Trump said in a social media post over the weekend that Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is the chief obstacle to the measure and gave out Cotton’s cellphone […]
Daylight Saving Time Bill Stalls In Senate As Trump Publicly Pressures Cotton To Change His Vote
The push to make daylight saving time permanent across the United States has run into a significant wall in the Senate, despite overwhelming support from President Donald Trump. A bill that passed the House this summer would allow states to voluntarily observe daylight saving time year-round, effectively ending the twice-annual clock change ritual that frustrates […]
derwesten.de
Donald Trump publishes the alleged telephone number of a senator in the dispute over the time change.
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