President Trump shares Senator Tom Cotton's phone number to promote daylight saving time legislation
What happened
President Donald Trump shared what he identified as the personal cellphone number of Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas on Truth Social.
The president urged the public to call the number to advocate for the passage of legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent.
Why it matters
The president's public disclosure of a senator's phone number serves as a tactic to exert pressure on Republican lawmakers to advance the pending legislation.
Context
Tom Cotton has served as the junior United States senator from Arkansas since 2015.
In 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a version of the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent, but the Senate has not yet approved it.
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- Indiavision India News & Information Trump ramps up pressure on US Republicans to end US clock switching
- Latest Nigerian News Donald Trump leaks US Senator Tom Cotton's phone number on Truth Social
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- Wikipedia Daylight saving time in the United States Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.