Trump Posts Republican Senator’s Number in Daylight Savings Feud: ‘Call Tom on His Cellphone’
Trump posted a number he described as Cotton’s personal phone number while urging Arkansans to call the senator about the bill.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYMediaite is an established digital news outlet with a named author, and this report distinguishes Trump’s claims from its own check of Cotton’s public contact information. The brief article offers limited context and no response from Cotton.
- Source type — An established digital news outlet, though not a newspaper or wire service of record.
- Transparency — Attributes the central claims to Trump’s social media post and reports a check against Cotton’s public website.
- Author attribution — Names Kathryn Wilkens as the author.
The report quotes Trump’s post, checks the number against Cotton’s public government contacts, and includes a journalist’s account of trying to call. It does not include Cotton’s response or broader context about the bill’s Senate status.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article documents Trump’s accusation and independently checks whether the number was publicly listed, but gives no response from Cotton or other perspective on the dispute. The short report is primarily about Trump’s post.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Cotton is included.
- Source diversity — Uses Trump’s post, a website check and a journalist’s account, but offers few perspectives on the dispute.
- Loaded language — The framing has mild emphasis, but the reporting is not overtly opinionated.
The article reports Trump’s post and checks the number against Cotton’s public contacts, using mostly descriptive language. Its framing of the call to action as extraordinary adds slight emphasis but does not establish a discernible partisan lean.
- Language tone — Mostly factual language, with mild emphasis in describing the call to action as extraordinary.
- Source selection — Relies on Trump’s post, a check of Cotton’s public contacts, and a journalist’s social media account.
- Framing — Centers the exposure of the number and the daylight-saving dispute without endorsing either side.
Donald Trump posted what he described as Sen. Tom Cotton’s personal phone number and urged Arkansans to call him over the Senate’s inaction on the Sunshine Protection Act. The article says the number was not among Cotton’s publicly listed government contacts.
Trump urged people in Arkansas to contact Cotton, accusing the senator of holding up the Sunshine Protection Act and calling for a Senate vote. The House passed the measure 308-117 in July, while the Senate had adjourned and was not scheduled to return until after the midterms.
The article reports that the number Trump posted did not match the numbers on Cotton’s government website, although it had an Arkansas area code. Journalist Aaron Parnas later wrote that his call to Cotton went straight to voicemail and the mailbox was full.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo 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.
People in this story
SWIPE →Senator whose number Trump posted and whom Trump accused of holding up the bill
President who posted the number and urged people to contact Cotton
Trump's version of this story ↗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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