Pressuring Cotton, Trump Posts His Number: 'Call Tom'
Cotton said permanent daylight saving time could leave Arkansas children traveling to school in darkness.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYNewser provides an attributed, edited summary and identifies several outlets as sources, but this brief account relies on reporting by other organizations rather than showing substantial original reporting. The named author and source attributions provide some transparency.
- Source type — Newser is a news summarizer; this article attributes reporting to established outlets.
- Transparency — The article names the Washington Post, NBC News and the Hill as sources for its reporting.
- Author attribution — A named author is credited.
The article gives a clear account of the dispute, attributes Trump’s and Cotton’s positions, and includes the House tally and Senate context. It is brief and relies on secondhand reporting, with limited independent verification or direct response from Cotton beyond his stated position.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes Trump’s arguments for the measure, Cotton’s stated objection, and the legislative status. It offers little additional context or independent assessment of the claims, and does not report a response from Cotton specifically to the posting of the number.
- Counterarguments presented — Trump’s case for the measure and Cotton’s stated concern about dark school mornings are both included.
- Source diversity — The account cites several outlets but includes limited direct sourcing beyond the politicians’ public statements.
- Omitted context — It does not provide a fuller explanation of the bill’s history or Cotton’s response to Trump posting the number.
The article reports Trump’s pressure campaign and Cotton’s objection in mostly neutral language, while attributing claims and citing other outlets. It does not clearly endorse either position.
- Language tone — The account is largely descriptive and attributes claims to the people and outlets making them.
- Source selection — It cites multiple news outlets and includes statements from both Trump and Cotton.
- Framing — The headline emphasizes Trump’s pressure tactic, but the article also describes the policy dispute and Cotton’s position.
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.
Trump said Cotton was blocking a bipartisan win by opposing legislation that would keep daylight saving time in place year-round. Trump argued that the change would bring benefits including less crime and fewer accidents, while Cotton said parents in Arkansas do not want children traveling to school in darkness and warned of dark winter mornings. The Washington Post reported that the number Trump posted was listed as connected to Cotton in a public phone-records database.
The House passed the measure 308-117. It has stalled in the Senate, where Majority Leader John Thune has questioned whether it can attract the 60 votes needed to advance.
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SWIPE →President pressuring Cotton to support the measure
Trump's version of this story ↗Senate Majority Leader discussing the measure’s prospects
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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