Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time
Trump urged Arkansans to press Cotton to support permanent daylight saving time and shared a number that appeared to be Cotton’s personal cellphone.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates MyNorthwest.com, where this article appeared. The other scores rate the article itself.
The page identifies the Associated Press as the reporting source, and the story is attributed to the AP, a major wire service with established editorial standards. The local publisher appears to be carrying AP reporting rather than doing the reporting itself.
- Source type — Associated Press reporting, a major wire service.
- Author attribution — The story is attributed to the Associated Press.
- Editorial standards — The identified reporting source is an established wire service; no article-specific corrections information is shown.
The report includes direct statements from Trump and Cotton, a poll with precise figures, and both arguments for and against the change. The opposing concerns are described without identifying their sources, and the article provides limited detail about the Senate obstacles.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents the proponents’ case for more evening daylight and the opponents’ concern about darker winter mornings, alongside statements from Trump and Cotton. It offers some public-opinion context but does not identify the sources for the opposing arguments.
- Counterarguments presented — Explains both the benefits proponents claim and the winter-morning risks detractors cite.
- Source diversity — Includes statements from both central figures and poll results, though it does not name the detractors.
- Loaded language — The report is mainly factual and uses little evaluative language.
The article reports Trump’s appeal, Cotton’s opposition, and arguments on both sides in largely neutral language. It does not clearly favor a political side.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive language, with claims attributed to the people or groups making them.
- Source selection — Includes statements from Trump and Cotton and summarizes supporters’ and opponents’ arguments.
- Framing — Frames the article around Trump’s appeal and the Senate debate without an evident partisan endorsement.
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Donald Trump urged Arkansans to call Sen. Tom Cotton and press him to support permanent daylight saving time, sharing a number that appeared to be Cotton’s personal cellphone. Cotton reiterated his opposition, citing dark winter mornings for children and commuters.
Trump urged people in Arkansas to contact Cotton about the Sunshine Protection Act, which passed the House but faces opposition in the Senate. Trump argued that permanent daylight saving time would give people more daylight during active hours; opponents warn that winter mornings would be darker. The bill would allow states to opt out if their legislatures act before enactment.
The number Trump shared had an Arkansas area code. The Associated Press called it, but no one answered and the voicemail box was full. Cotton reiterated his opposition in an X post, saying permanent daylight saving time could mean children going to school in darkness. A 2025 poll found that 47% of U.S. adults opposed the current clock-changing system, 12% favored it, and 40% were neutral.
Community verdict
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SWIPE →President urging calls to Cotton in support of the bill
Arkansas senator opposing permanent daylight saving time
Cotton's version of this story ↗Part of a bigger story
50 OUTLETSOutlets 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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