Trump accuses fellow Republican of denying Americans extra hour of daylight: Have to get moving

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that a lone Senate Republican is blocking Americans from gaining an extra hour of daylight on winter evenings — as he ratcheted up pressure on senators to pass his plan for permanent daylight saving time.“Unfortunately, it’s being held up by Senator Tom Cotton, of Arkansas, for reasons unknown.People are sick and tired of having to change their Clocks twice a year,” Trump wrote in a sprawling after-midnight post on Truth Social.“The House has passed this Bill, 308-117, on July 14, 2026, with Great Bipartisan support.

Both Democrats and Republicans want it to happen.It’s now up to the U.S.

Senate where it would be another Great Bipartisan Victory.”The Senate adjourned Wednesday and is not expected to return until after the Nov.3 midterm election, guaranteeing that millions of Americans will have to make their clocks “fall back” on the morning of Nov.

1.Permanent daylight saving time would mean more sun in the afternoon and evening hoursUnder the current system, the sun sets as early as 4:31 p.m.in New York City and 4:49 p.m.

in DC on the winter solstice, which falls this year on Monday, Dec.21.Trump, a well-known night owl, made permanent daylight saving time part of his 2024 campaign platform.His identification of Cotton (R-Ark.) as the man responsible for holding up the reform is likely to unleash a wave of angry phone calls to the Republican’s office — something that can sway lawmakers to change their mind.Last year, the 49-year-old declared he would “always oppose” the reform, citing the chaos unleashed by Congress making daylight time year-round to save energy in 1974 during a oil import crisis.His opposition prevents unanimous consent to the bill creating permanent daylight saving time, meaning that the measure would have to pass committee, earn 60 supporters to break a filibuster, and then pass in a recorded vote.“For many Arkansans, permanent Daylight Savings Time would mean the sun w...