Trump Posts GOP Senator's Number Over Daylight Savings Dispute.
President Trump posted on Truth Social accusing Sen. Tom Cotton of blocking the Sunshine Protection Act. The bill would end twice-yearly clock changes by making daylight saving time permanent.
- 308-117: the House vote in July that passed the bill with bipartisan support.
- The Senate has not scheduled a debate or vote on the measure.
- Nov. 1 is the next scheduled transition back to standard time.
- 19 states have already approved permanent daylight saving time at the state level.
Why it matters: The bill's fate determines whether Americans continue adjusting clocks twice a year. Health researchers, commuters, and multiple industries have a stake in the outcome.
- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine supports permanent standard time, not daylight saving time, citing cardiovascular and sleep-cycle research.
- Hawaii, most of Arizona, and several U.S. territories already observe standard time year-round.
How 40 sources split on this story
Where they split: The core dispute is not whether to end clock changes but which permanent time — daylight saving or standard — is safer and healthier.
Center coverage, 11 sources: The center frames it as a policy standoff, detailing Cotton's substantive objections and the health community's disagreement with Trump's preferred outcome.
USA Today6hUrging Senate to stop clock change, Trump posts GOP senator's cell number
Newsweek6hTrump shares Tom Cotton’s phone number amid daylight saving time fight
Reuters6hTrump shares Republican senator's phone number in feud over time switch
The Hill7hTrump posts GOP senator’s cell phone number over daylight savings act stallTNDThe National Desk4hPresident Trump Shares Sen. Tom Cotton's cellphone number in social media post
Associated Press6hTrump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving timeCNCTV News2hTrump posts GOP lawmaker’s phone number amid spat over Daylight Saving TimeNOTNOTUS5hPresident Trump Doxxes Tom Cotton’s Cell Phone - The Washington Sun
PBS NewsHour5hTrump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time
TMZ6hDonald Trump Leaks Sen. Tom Cotton's Cell Phone Number On Truth SocialYNYahoo News6hTrump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving timeLeft coverage, 12 sources: The left treats the story as a novelty — a president publicly feuding with his own party over clocks — with light skepticism about the policy's practical effect.
Political Wire1dTrump Says Republican Denying an Extra Hour of Daylight
AlterNet2hTrump's 'weird, unpredictable' obsessions behind 'unhinged' new outburst
Mediaite1hTrump Makes His Case for Daylight Saving Time: ‘Less Crime’ and Happier Golfers
Raw Story3hTrump declares war on MAGA senator as public spat spirals: ‘Just take the win!’
The Independent5hTrump in latest bizarre rant in desperate bid to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
Al Jazeera3hTrump ramps up pressure on US Republicans to end US clock switching
CNN3hTrump posts GOP lawmaker’s phone number amid spat over Daylight Saving Time
MSNBC5hTrump cyber heckles Sen. Tom Cotton over daylight saving time
NBC News4hTrump appears to post Sen. Tom Cotton’s cell number in push to make daylight saving time permanent
Politico6hTrump apparently shares Tom Cotton’s phone number in push to make Daylight Saving Time permanent
Salon2h"It's Dark! It's Depressing!": Trump demands Tom Cotton release the sun
The Washington Post3hTrump reveals GOP senator’s phone number in battle over daylight saving timeRight coverage, 17 sources: The right focuses on Trump's push as a commonsense consumer and economic issue, presenting his listed benefits prominently alongside Cotton's safety concerns.
Washington Examiner7hTrump releases Tom Cotton's cellphone number over daylight savings bill
Just the News3hCotton fires back at Trump, says he won’t support making Daylight Saving Time permanent
The Gateway Pundit56mTrump Responds to Tom Cotton in Scorched-Earth Truth Social Post Over Blocked Daylight Saving Time Bill: “Take the Win Tom, Just Take the Win” * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft
The Epoch Times2dTrump Calls on Senate to Pass Bill Making Daylight Saving Time PermanentTRSThe Right Scoop5hBREAKING: Trump just put Tom Cotton on BLAST for a second time today...
Breitbart News6hTrump Gives Out Sen. Tom Cotton's Cell Phone Number Over Opposition to Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill
Daily Mail1hTrump turns on GOP ally and shares his personal PHONE NUMBER demanding Americans call him in fight over change to daylight saving time
Fox News4hTrump drops Republican Senator's phone number in social post over fury on stalled bill
New York Post1dTrump accuses fellow Republican of denying Americans extra hour of daylight: 'Have to get moving'
Newsmax1dTrump Targets Cotton on Daylight Saving Time Bill
NTD1dTrump Calls on Senate to Pass Bill Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent
One America News8hTrump asks Arkansas to call Sen. Tom Cotton to demand that he allow permanent daylight saving timeWhat’s next: Cotton's office had not responded to requests for comment as of Oct. 2.
- Without a Senate vote before Nov. 1, the clock change proceeds under current federal law.
- Will Republican leadership schedule a Senate floor vote before the Nov. 1 time change?
- Does Cotton have enough support among colleagues to sustain a block, or is he acting alone?