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Trump, Cotton feud over daylight saving time legislation

Trump pressed the Senate to pass the bill and posted Cotton’s cell phone number while urging constituents to contact him.

Trump, Cotton feud over daylight saving time legislation
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This article1 analysis · Oct 5, 2026
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President Donald Trump and Sen. Tom Cotton publicly clashed over legislation to make daylight saving time permanent, with Trump urging its passage and Cotton arguing against it. Sen. Mark Kelly backed Cotton’s position, saying permanent standard time is preferable.

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Donald Trump
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President urging passage of the daylight saving time bill and publicly criticizing Cotton

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Senator opposing legislation to make daylight saving time permanent

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Mark Kelly
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Senator supporting Cotton’s opposition to permanent daylight saving time

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Trump Posts Number Identified as Tom Cotton’s Over Daylight Saving Bill

Outlets agree that Trump posted a number he identified as Sen. Tom Cotton’s and urged Arkansans to contact him in support of permanent daylight saving time. The House had passed the measure, but it remained stalled in the Senate. Left-leaning outlets focus on the phone-number post as a pressure tactic and its fallout, often criticizing Trump’s conduct. Center outlets largely recount the policy dispute, Cotton’s objections, and the phone-number post in descriptive terms. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Trump’s push to advance the bill and Cotton’s opposition, while also reporting the post and criticism it drew.

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