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Pressuring Cotton, Trump Posts His Number: 'Call Tom'

Cotton said permanent daylight saving time could leave Arkansas children traveling to school in darkness.

Pressuring Cotton, Trump Posts His Number: 'Call Tom'
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President Donald Trump urged Arkansans to call Sen. Tom Cotton over stalled daylight-saving-time legislation, posting what he said was Cotton’s cellphone number. The House has passed the measure, but it remains stalled in the Senate.

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Senator opposing the daylight-saving-time measure

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President pressuring Cotton to support the measure

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John Thune
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Senate Majority Leader discussing the measure’s prospects

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Trump Presses Tom Cotton Over Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill

Outlets 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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