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MAGA senator defies Trump in first response to president's new pressure campaign

Trump urged followers to contact Cotton and posted what appeared to be the senator’s personal phone number.

MAGA senator defies Trump in first response to president's new pressure campaign
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This article1 analysis · Oct 3, 2026
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Oct 3, 2026
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Tom Cotton responded to Donald Trump’s public pressure over the Sunshine Protection Act by arguing that permanent daylight saving time would leave Arkansas children going to school in darkness. Trump’s post included what appeared to be Cotton’s personal phone number.

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Senator responding to Trump’s pressure over the Sunshine Protection Act

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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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