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Republican Senator Says Trump Goes 'Zero To A-Hole In 3 Seconds'

Kennedy criticized Trump for sharing Cotton’s number and argued that the dispute over daylight saving time was not momentous.

Republican Senator Says Trump Goes 'Zero To A-Hole In 3 Seconds'
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After President Donald Trump posted what he said was Sen. Tom Cotton’s phone number and urged people to call him over a daylight-saving-time bill, Sen. John Kennedy criticized the move and defended Cotton’s opposition.

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John Kennedy
R · LA · SEN

Senator criticizing Trump’s post and defending Cotton’s opposition to the bill

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who posted Cotton’s supposed phone number and urged people to contact him

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Tom Cotton
R · AR · SEN

Senator who opposed the bill and whose number Trump posted

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John Kennedy Criticizes Trump Over Tom Cotton Phone Number Post

Outlets agree that President Donald Trump publicly posted Sen. Tom Cotton’s phone number during a dispute over making daylight saving time permanent, and Sen. John Kennedy criticized the disclosure, saying it would not help persuade Cotton. Left-leaning outlets emphasize Kennedy’s criticism and frame the disclosure as an effort to pressure Cotton. Center outlets present Kennedy’s objection and doubts about persuasion in largely reportorial terms. Right-leaning outlets also report his rebuke, while pairing it with his possible 2028 presidential bid and, in one account, portraying Trump’s disclosure as justified.

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