Donald Trump Shares Tom Cottons Phone Number Over Daylight Saving Bill
Donald Trump posted the personal phone number of Senator Tom Cotton online to pressure him over proposed legislation to make daylight saving time permanent.
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President Donald Trump posted the cellphone number of Senator Tom Cotton on social media on Saturday morning, according to Politico and The Hill. Politico, NBC News, and The Hill reported that Donald Trump shared the contact details to pressure the Arkansas Republican senator into supporting legislation to make daylight saving time permanent. [1][5][6]
The Hill reported that Donald Trump encouraged his supporters on Truth Social to call the senator and ask him to back the bill. In his post, Donald Trump referred to Tom Cotton as a friend despite repeatedly criticizing his opposition to the proposal, according to Politico and The Hill. [1][6]
Breitbart reported that Tom Cotton defended his opposition to the legislation making daylight saving time permanent. Tom Cotton has served as a United States senator representing Arkansas since 2015 and previously served in the United States House of Representatives. [4][12]
Daylight saving time is the practice of setting clocks ahead by one hour during warmer months to extend evening daylight. The clash marks an ongoing dispute between Donald Trump and members of his party over time zone legislation. [6][11]
In short
- Donald Trump posted Senator Tom Cotton's personal cellphone number on Truth Social.
- The post urged supporters to call the Arkansas senator to back a permanent daylight saving time bill.
- Senator Tom Cotton defended his decision to oppose the daylight saving legislation.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Trump apparently shares Tom Cotton’s phone number in push to make Daylight Saving Time permanentPolitico Congress, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Trump Shares Tom Cotton’s Phone Number To Pressure Arkansas Over Permanent Daylight Saving Timenewscord.org, 1d ago
- [3]Trump shares Tom Cotton’s phone number amid daylight saving time fightNewsweek, 1d ago
- [4]Sen. Tom Cotton Defends Opposition to Bill Making Daylight Saving Time Permanentbreitbart.com, 1d ago
- [5]Trump appears to post Sen. Tom Cotton’s cell number in push to make daylight saving time permanentNBC News, 1d ago
- [6]Trump, Cotton tussle over daylight saving bill after cellphone number leakThe Hill, 1d ago
- [7]Trump urges calls to cellphone of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in battle over permanent daylight saving time billCBS News, 1d ago
- [8]Trump reveals Tom Cotton’s phone number in daylight saving time standoffThe Washington Post, 22h ago
- [9]Trump cyber heckles Sen. Tom Cotton over daylight saving timems.now, 1d ago
- [10]Trump shares GOP senator's personal cell number amid Daylight Savings feudThe Independent, 1d ago
Background
- [11]Daylight saving time on Wikipedia
- [12]Tom Cotton on Wikipedia
- [13]Relationship of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on Wikipedia
- [14]Tom Cotton on Grokipedia
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