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Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving time

Trump publicized a phone number he identified as Cotton's and called on Arkansans to press the senator over daylight saving time.

Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving time
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President Donald Trump posted what he said was Sen. Tom Cotton’s personal cellphone number and urged Arkansans to pressure him to support permanent daylight saving time. Cotton reiterated his opposition, citing darker winter mornings.

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President who posted Cotton's personal cellphone number and urged calls to him

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Senator opposing permanent daylight saving time

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Former U.S. Representative (D-HI)

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