President Donald Trump is putting more pressure on Republicans as the clock prepares to turn back to November 1.
In a social media post, Trump on Friday urged the Senate GOP to approve the stalled Sun Protection Act, which already passed the House in July by a vote of 308-117.
Trump wrote that the biannual clock change process is “ridiculous,” “costs our country a fortune” and is “bad for crime, stress on people, sports and just about everything else you can imagine.”
“Democrats and Republicans want this to happen,” Trump said on Truth Social. “It’s now up to the U.S. Senate to decide where this would be another big bipartisan victory.”
Trump also singled out Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who has been a more vocal opponent of daylight saving time year-round.
The president’s ally cited problems with winter mornings, saying it would leave children heading to school and Americans heading to work in the dark. In some places, the sun won’t rise until around 9 a.m. or later during peak season.
Trump, in his message, said Cotton was delaying the bipartisan effort for “unknown reasons.”
“Even most farmers would prefer to have more time in the evening to harvest their crops,” Trump wrote. “It’s insane, impractical, and in some cases very expensive. For cities and states with watchtowers and hard-to-reach places, it costs millions of dollars. A recent case has been made that it’s also bad for your health because of the anxiety it creates.”
In another post Saturday, Trump again called out Cotton, arguing that if he “prioritized Arkansas, he would give them an extra hour of daylight and, more importantly, they wouldn’t have to run around their homes, farms, workplaces and everywhere else, twice a year, changing the clock and often forgetting to do it.”
But despite Trump’s efforts, the Senate already finished its work last week and is not expected to return until the week of November 3, after the midterm elections. No vote is planned before this date.
In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act took effect the following year, which would have made DST the standard for two years in response to the 1973 oil crisis. The temporary measure, however, was repealed amid deep unpopularity on dark mornings.
In 2022, senators passed a daylight saving time bill by unanimous consent, although it did not receive a vote from their House colleagues.
And in 2025, a group of senators tried to pass a version of the Sunshine Protection Act, but Cotton opposed it. A senior aide told NBC News in July that Cotton had the “same concerns” about the new proposal.
“But the important thing, with a 100% approval rating, is that NO ONE wants to change the clock twice a year,” Trump said. “This is an issue Republicans, Democrats and Independents can unite behind!” »
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