Overview
- President Trump posted what he said was Senator Tom Cotton’s personal cell number on Truth Social over the weekend and urged Arkansans to call him to demand a Senate vote on the Sunshine Protection Act.
- News outlets that dialed the number reported voicemail problems or failed connections and did not independently verify the number as Cotton’s.
- Cotton publicly defended his opposition by citing a 1970s experiment with year‑round daylight saving time and warned that very late winter sunrises would put children and early workers in the dark.
- Trump attached a letter from PGA Tour chief Brian Rolapp to his post and pushed industry support for permanent daylight saving time, while Orthodox Jewish groups, some agricultural interests, and scientific voices have argued for permanent standard time.
- The House passed the bill in July, but Senate procedure lets a single senator slow consideration and leaders are unlikely to bring the measure to a vote before the Nov. 3 election, leaving the dispute to play out as a public test of pressure tactics and privacy norms.