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Trump posts GOP lawmaker's phone number amid spat over Daylight Saving Time

Cotton defended his opposition to changing the clocks permanently after Trump urged Arkansans to contact him.

Trump posts GOP lawmaker's phone number amid spat over Daylight Saving Time
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This article1 analysis · Oct 5, 2026
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President Donald Trump posted Sen. Tom Cotton’s cellphone number while urging Arkansans to press him to support permanent Daylight Saving Time. Cotton defended his opposition, citing dark winter mornings for schoolchildren.

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Tom Cotton
R · AR · SEN

Arkansas senator opposing permanent Daylight Saving Time

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who posted Cotton’s cellphone number and urged Arkansans to contact him

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Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

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Trump Presses Tom Cotton Over Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill

Outlets agree that Trump urged people to contact Sen. Tom Cotton and posted a number he said belonged to Cotton as he pushed for permanent daylight saving time. Cotton opposes the change, citing dark winter mornings. Left-leaning outlets focus on Trump's public pressure and phone-number post, often presenting the disclosure as an inappropriate or ineffective tactic. Center outlets largely describe both sides' policy arguments and the phone-number episode. Right-leaning outlets often pair Trump's push with Cotton's winter-morning objection, though some portray Cotton as delaying action.

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