
AI-generated summary
The Sunshine Protection Act is a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent, ending the twice-yearly clock changes. Senator Tom Cotton opposes the bill, while President Trump supports it.
US President Donald Trump shared online the supposed phone number of a Republican US senator on Saturday in an escalating dispute over making daylight saving time permanent.
In a social media post, the president urged people to call a phone number he said belonged to Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican who opposes the Trump-backed Sunshine Protection Act. The act would end the twice-yearly practice of changing clocks by one hour.
Trump says most Americans want more afternoon sunlight, but Cotton has argued the change would plunge early risers into darkness in winter.
“Everybody in Arkansas, Tom Cotton, a friend of mine, is holding up a very important Bill,” Trump said on social media.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Senator Tom Cotton may issue a public response or take action regarding the sharing of his contact information
Likely · Within days
The Sunshine Protection Act may face further delays or opposition in Congress due to increased publicity and partisan disagreement
Possible · Within weeks

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