Here's Senator Cotton's Cell Number, Trump Says, in Dispute Over Daylight Saving Bill
Trump urged Arkansans to call Cotton about the bill and shared a number he said belonged to the senator.
SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe New York Times is an established national newsroom with substantial original reporting and editorial standards. The article attributes statements to their speakers and includes reporting that checks whether the shared number reached Cotton.
- Source type — Established national news organization with a strong record of original reporting.
- Editorial standards — A major newspaper with professional editorial processes.
- Transparency — The article identifies quoted speakers and distinguishes reported facts from claims.
- Author attribution — No author is identified in the available article details.
The article includes direct statements from Trump and Cotton, describes an attempt to verify the shared number, and presents both support for the bill and scientific concerns about permanent daylight saving time. It offers some policy context, though the bill’s legislative status and competing policy evidence receive limited detail.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article gives both Trump’s case for the bill and Cotton’s objection, while also including a business endorsement and the view of sleep scientists. It does not provide extensive evidence about the broader public’s views or the bill’s effects.
- Counterarguments presented — Cotton’s concerns about dark winter mornings appear alongside Trump’s support for permanent daylight saving time.
- Source diversity — Includes statements from the two political figures, a business advocate, and sleep scientists.
- Omitted context — Provides a brief historical example but limited detail on the wider policy debate.
The article reports the dispute in largely descriptive language, attributes accusations to Trump, and includes Cotton’s position alongside supporting and opposing views about permanent daylight saving time.
- Language tone — Mostly neutral, with charged terms presented as direct quotations.
- Source selection — Includes statements from both Trump and Cotton, plus other perspectives on the bill.
- Framing — Centers on the public dispute and the shared phone number without endorsing either side.
President Trump urged Arkansans to call Senator Tom Cotton over a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, and shared a number he said was Cotton’s. Cotton reaffirmed his opposition, citing dark winter mornings and children traveling to school.
Trump accused Cotton of holding up the Sunshine Protection Act and urged people to contact him. The article says it was unclear whether the number Trump shared belonged to Cotton; calls to it reached an automated voicemail, and Cotton’s office did not immediately respond. The bill would make daylight saving time permanent and has been stalled in the Senate, after passing the House 308 to 117, the article reports.
Cotton said he opposed permanent daylight saving time because earlier efforts had been repealed after complaints about late winter sunrises, adding that Arkansans did not want children going to school in the dark. Trump called the practice of changing clocks “ridiculous” and accused Cotton of delaying the bill for “ego.” Sleep scientists cited in the article favor the current system because morning sunlight aligns with the body’s internal clock; the PGA Tour’s chief executive endorsed the bill, saying it could allow more rounds of golf.
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SWIPE →President urging support for the bill and directing people to contact Cotton
Senator opposing the bill to make daylight saving time permanent
Cotton's version of this story ↗
Senator whose phone number Trump publicized during the 2016 Republican presidential primary
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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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