Trump ramps up pressure on US Republicans to end US clock switching
US President Donald Trump is pressuring Senate Republicans to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Trump publicly criticized Senator Tom Cotton for stalling the bill and shared his phone number to encourage public pressure.
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Reflects the president's use of social media and public pressure tactics to influence legislative outcomes within his own party.
The US president published a lawmaker’s cell phone number as he called for the passage of a bill making Daylight Saving Time permanent.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Donald Trump gestures to reporters at the White House on Friday [Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 3 Oct 2026 3 Oct 2026 United States President Donald Trump has increased the pressure on US Senate Republicans to make Daylight Saving Time permanent, singling out one of the body’s members for stalling legislation to end the twice-a-year changing of clocks.
In a social media post on Saturday, Trump blasted US Senator Tom Cotton for “holding up” the Sunshine Protection Act, which Trump has personally opted to call the “No More Changing of Clocks Act”.
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