Overview
- On Saturday President Trump posted what appeared to be Senator Tom Cotton’s cellphone number on Truth Social and urged Arkansans to call, and reporters who dialed the number reached a full or unidentified voicemail.
- Cotton publicly reaffirmed his opposition, saying past trials of year‑round daylight saving produced dangerously late winter sunrises and that he would put Arkansas children’s safety first.
- The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House in July but is stalled in the Senate where leaders and several Republicans doubt they can find the 60 votes needed to advance the measure and the chamber is in recess until after the midterms.
- Supporters, including the White House and PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp, argue permanent DST would boost evening activities and reduce harms from clock changes, while medical and safety critics warn it would shift winter mornings into darkness and disrupt circadian rhythms.
- The episode revives a past Trump tactic of publicizing politicians’ contacts, raising privacy and harassment concerns and is unlikely to force an immediate Senate vote but could deepen GOP divisions and complicate Cotton’s re‑election messaging.