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President Donald Trump posted what appeared to be the personal cell phone number of Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas on social media. Trump urged citizens to contact Cotton to pressure him into supporting legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. Cotton has opposed or held up the measure in the Senate.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Donald Trump published Senator Tom Cotton's phone number on social media to pressure him into supporting a permanent daylight saving time bill.
Right-leaning outlets like The Daily Caller framed the action as doxxing while reporting on Trump's push for the bill, and some right-leaning sources like WorldNetDaily and New York Post highlighted Trump's specific quotes about daylight and golf. Left-leaning outlets like Salon.com focused heavily on satirical and critical framing of Trump's rants, while mainstream reports across center and left perspectives focused on the political friction between Trump and a usual ally over the stalled legislation.
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Trump posts GOP senator’s cell phone number over daylight savings act stall
President Trump posted Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-Ark.) cell phone number on Truth Social Saturday, lashing out at Senate Republicans to move forward with legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent. “Tom Cotton, a friend of mine, is holding up a very important Bill,” Trump wrote, describing the Sunshine Protection Act. “For some reason, Tom…
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President Donald Trump on Saturday appeared to share Sen. Tom Cotton’s cellphone number in a social media post amid a push to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide.
Sen. Tom Cotton, usually a staunch Trump ally, has vowed to oppose efforts for year-round daylight saving time. He reiterated his opposition Saturday.
President appeared to share phone number of Tom Cotton for people to call to push him to support measureDonald Trump on Saturday put pressure on the US senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, urging Americans to call what appeared to be the personal cellphone number of his fellow Republican and the chair of…
The president wants more daylight and more golf, but fewer clock changes and fewer criminals working in the dark
President Donald Trump devoted more than 700 words over what some might find a surprising topic.
The president feels absolutely no remorse about doxing Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton.Donald Trump rationalized the stunning overstep while speaking with reporters Saturday, defending the decision to post Cotton’s personal phone number as a method to pressure him into bending to Trump’s position on daylight saving time.“We want to get away from this…
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President Trump posted Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-Ark.) cell phone number on Truth Social Saturday, lashing out at Senate Republicans to move forward with legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent. “Tom Cotton, a friend of mine, is holding up a very important Bill,” Trump wrote, describing the Sunshine Protection Act. “For some reason, Tom…
"For some reason, Tom is stopping the Bill and, in the Senate, it's very easy to do, it only takes one!" Trump wrote on social media, noting that passing the bill would give professional golfers more time on the greens.
President Donald Trump urged supporters to call what appears to be the senator's personal cellphone number.
President Donald Trump repeatedly berated Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Saturday over his stance on a daylight saving bill after posting the Republican Congress member's cell phone number on social media. In a morning Truth Social post, the president encouraged his supporters to call the senator and urge him to back legislation that would make…
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President Donald Trump published Sen. Tom Cotton’s personal cellphone number Saturday and urged Arkansas residents to pressure the Republican to vote for legislation to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. It’s not the first time Trump has publicly disclosed a fellow Republican’s phone number. During the 2016 Republican primary, Trump infamously…
President Donald Trump published Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-AK) personal cellphone number in a Truth Social post, urging people to call Cotton to pass the Sunshine Protection Act. The act, which would end daylight saving time, passed the House in July. The bill is currently held up in the Senate, with Cotton opposing the measure. NINETEEN…
President Donald Trump is not pleased with Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., for holding up the Sunshine Protection Act. The bill, which would codify Daylight Saving Time into…
President Donald Trump posted Tom Cotton's alleged cell phone number on Truth Social, urging Arkansas voters to pressure him on daylight saving time.
'The highly respected PGA Commissioner ... needs it for the completion of Golf Tournaments in the Winter'
Millions of Americans will have to make their clocks "fall back" on the morning of Nov. 1.
President Donald Trump shared Sen. Tom Cotton's (R-AR) cell phone number over his opposition to a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.
‘GET IT DONE’
Donald Trump posted Tom Cotton’s private phone number because the Arkansas senator is blocking his push for permanent daylight saving time.
President Donald Trump made a new push for permanent daylight saving time after the federal Sunshine Protection Act stalled in the Senate despite passing in the House of Representatives months ago.
