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What happened
President Donald Trump publicly pressured Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. Trump shared what appeared to be Cotton's personal cell phone number on social media to encourage supporters to call him. Senator Cotton defended his opposition to the bill, citing concerns about dark winter mornings and historical repeals of permanent daylight saving time.
Reports across the political spectrum agree that President Trump shared Senator Tom Cotton's phone number online in an effort to pressure him into supporting permanent daylight saving time, and that Cotton defended his opposition to the measure.
Left-leaning outlets like The Washington Post and The Guardian highlighted the unusual nature of Trump targeting a staunch GOP ally and revealing his phone number in their framing. Right-leaning outlets such as the Washington Examiner focused on reactions from other Arkansas political figures, like Democratic Senate nominee Hallie Shoffner criticizing the priorities of both Trump and Cotton. Center outlets like NewsNation and The Hill emphasized the public feud itself and the specific legislative details regarding the Sunshine Protection Act.
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Trump feuds with Tom Cotton over daylight saving
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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Source context: Democratic Senate nominee Hallie Shoffner said Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and President Donald Trump should spend less time sparring over daylight saving time and more time addressing the issues facing Arkansas voters. Shoffner was responding to the public dispute between Trump and C…
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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…
Sen. Tom Cotton, usually a staunch Trump ally, has vowed to oppose efforts for year-round daylight saving time. He reiterated his opposition Saturday.
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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…
Trump went so far as to share his personal cellphone number online. Still, Sen. Cotton isn't supporting permanent daylight saving time.
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Democratic Senate nominee Hallie Shoffner said Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and President Donald Trump should spend less time sparring over daylight saving time and more time addressing the issues facing Arkansas voters. Shoffner was responding to the public dispute between Trump and Cotton over the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time…
President Donald Trump shared Tom Cotton's phone number to pressure the senator on the "Sunshine Protection Act," but Cotton warns of dark winter mornings.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) defended his opposition to a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent, pointing out that "Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Savings Time multiple times before" and has ended up repealing it.
