Donald Trump shares Senator Tom Cotton phone number over daylight saving bill
US President Donald Trump published what appeared to be the personal mobile phone number of Republican Senator Tom Cotton to push for permanent daylight saving time.
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US President Donald Trump put pressure on Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas on Saturday by encouraging Americans to call what appeared to be the senator's personal mobile phone number, according to the Guardian. Trump made the move in an attempt to rally public support for legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent in the United States. [1]
The Guardian reported that Cotton serves as the chair of the Senate intelligence committee. The proposed bill, known as the Sunshine Protection Act, passed the House of Representatives in July but continues to encounter resistance in the Senate. [1]
Trump served as the 45th US president and was later elected as the 47th president. Raised in his mother's Presbyterian faith, he identified as a nondenominational Christian starting in October 2020. [2]
In short
- Donald Trump encouraged Americans to call Senator Tom Cotton using what appeared to be Cotton's personal mobile number.
- Trump is seeking to pass the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent.
- The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House in July but faces roadblocks in the Senate.
Sources
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- [1]Trump appears to share personal phone number of US senator in ploy to push permanent daylight savingsThe Guardian, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Donald Trump and religion on Wikipedia
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