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Trump-Senate Daylight Saving Time Dispute
Trump publicly shared Senator Tom Cotton's purported phone number in a social media dispute over permanent daylight saving time legislation, highlighting friction between Trump and congressional Republicans over the Sunshine Protection Act.
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US President Donald Trump shared online the supposed phone number of Republican Senator Tom Cotton on Saturday amid an escalating dispute over making daylight saving time permanent (SCMP, October 4). Trump urged people to call the number, saying it belonged to Cotton, an Arkansas Republican who opposes the Trump-backed Sunshine Protection Act, which would end the twice-yearly clock-changing practice (SCMP, October 4). Trump says most Americans want more afternoon sunlight (SCMP, October 4).
This episode is notable as an example of escalating intra-party friction between Trump and congressional Republicans over a seemingly minor policy issue, and Trump's use of social media to publicly pressure a sitting senator, a tactic with implications for legislative dynamics and intra-GOP relations.