Trump urges Senate to end seasonal clock changes
Trump again urged senators to approve the Sunshine Protection Act, saying the early darkness was frustrating. He wrote on Truth Social that sunset came at 5:06 p.m., with darkness falling by 5:31 p.m., contrasting that with sunnier conditions at the same time a few days earlier.
The bill would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. It has passed the House but remains awaiting Senate approval.
Trump said he had held back from making an issue of the bill before Tuesday’s election because he did not want senators to lose their races in a landslide. Republicans suffered major losses in the midterms, while Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress.
He blamed the Senate for not advancing the measure, while acknowledging that lawmakers had bigger priorities. Trump said he would continue pushing for the bill.
Trump turns to clock changes after Republican election losses
After a major Republican setback at the polls, Trump made daylight saving time a public priority, urging the Senate to act on a bill that has already passed the House. Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm election.
Trump complained on Truth Social that sunset came at 5:06 p.m., with darkness setting in by 5:31 p.m. He said he had avoided emphasizing the issue before the election because he did not want senators to lose their races in a landslide.
The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, but it is still awaiting Senate approval. Trump faulted the Senate for failing to advance it, even as he conceded lawmakers face bigger priorities.
His post puts the focus on clock changes immediately after an election that reshaped congressional control. He said he would keep pressing for the measure.
Trump presses Senate to deliver permanent daylight saving time
Trump is pressing the Senate to finish work on the Sunshine Protection Act, a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The bill cleared the House already, though Senate approval is still pending.
In a Wednesday Truth Social post, Trump pointed to a 5:06 p.m. sunset and said darkness had fallen by 5:31 p.m. He contrasted the early darkness with sunnier conditions at the same time several days earlier and argued the Senate should move the bill forward.
Trump said he held off on raising the issue before Tuesday’s election because he did not want senators to lose their races in a landslide. Republicans suffered major midterm losses, and Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress.
Trump acknowledged that lawmakers have bigger priorities but said he would keep fighting for the legislation. His push centers on a practical change that has already cleared the House and now depends on Senate action.
Reported by Raw Story, The Washington Examiner, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, Townhall.
