Trump Shares GOP Senator’s Phone Number In Fight For Permanent Daylight Saving Time
Cotton opposes permanent daylight saving time, and Trump urged Arkansas residents to pressure him to support it.
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The article attributes Trump’s and Cotton’s statements, gives the House tally, and presents arguments from supporters and opponents alongside named research references. It notes that Cotton’s office was contacted but does not provide a response, and some supporting context is summarized rather than documented in detail.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents Trump’s case, Cotton’s objections, and broader arguments from supporters and opponents. Cotton’s office was contacted, but the article does not include a new response from him.
- Counterarguments presented — Both the case for permanent daylight saving time and the case for permanent standard time appear.
- Source diversity — Includes statements attributed to Trump and Cotton and summarizes supporters’ and opponents’ arguments.
- Omitted context — The article says Cotton’s office was contacted but offers no current response from him.
- Loaded language — The headline and some wording heighten the conflict, though the body remains largely factual.
The article reports Trump’s call to pressure Cotton and includes Cotton’s objections as well as arguments on both sides of the policy. The headline is attention-grabbing, but the article’s framing does not show a clear partisan lean.
- Source selection — Includes statements and arguments from proponents and opponents of permanent daylight saving time.
- Language tone — Mostly reportorial language, with some vivid wording around the phone-number disclosure.
- Framing — Centers on Trump’s pressure campaign while explaining Cotton’s opposition and the policy debate.
- Headline — The headline emphasizes the phone-number disclosure but does not make an explicit ideological argument.
Donald Trump posted Sen. Tom Cotton’s personal cellphone number and urged Arkansas residents to pressure him to support permanent daylight saving time. Cotton has opposed the measure, citing later winter sunrises and effects on families.
Trump included Cotton’s cellphone number in a social media post and called on Arkansas residents to tell the senator to support the Sunshine Protection Act. Trump said permanent daylight saving time would benefit groups including farmers and golfers, and argued that people would prefer afternoon sunshine to changing clocks twice a year. The article reports that the measure passed the House 308-117 in July and is stalled in the Senate.
Cotton has opposed the measure, warning that it could mean very late winter sunrises and that children might travel to school in the dark. The article also says senators on the Senate Commerce Committee, including Majority Leader John Thune, previously voted against advancing it. Supporters cite potential health and safety benefits from ending clock changes; opponents, including medical organizations, argue that permanent standard time better aligns with the body’s circadian rhythm.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSED
No good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Cotton in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Cotton’s record.
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SWIPE →Senator whose opposition to the bill prompted Trump’s public pressure campaign
President who published Cotton’s phone number and urged constituents to pressure him
Trump's version of this story ↗
Senator whose phone number Trump disclosed during the 2016 Republican primary
Senate majority leader who previously voted against advancing the measure on the Senate Commerce Committee
Part of a bigger story
50 OUTLETSOutlets 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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