Trump urges Senate to make daylight saving permanent before clocks go back on Nov. 1
At a Mississippi rally on Monday, President Trump called the twice-yearly clock change "ridiculous" and "stupid" and urged the Senate to vote on making daylight saving time permanent. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) says he will keep opposing the bill.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2President Donald Trump renewed his call for the Senate to make daylight saving time permanent, speaking at a rally in Mississippi on Monday, days before clocks go back on Nov. 1. NewsweekN “President Donald Trump has renewed his calls for the Senate to make daylight saving time permanent, warning lawmakers that they have only days to act before clocks go back across most of the United States on November 1.” Read at Newsweek ↗ New York PostR “The commander-in-chief told supporters in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday” Read at New York Post ↗ Mixed · 2Newsweek quotes Trump calling the clock change "ridiculous" and saying it "drives everyone crazy"; the New York Post quotes him calling it "stupid" and saying "everyone hates" it. NewsweekN “Trump called the twice-yearly clock change "ridiculous," adding that it "drives everyone crazy."” Read at Newsweek ↗ New York PostR “the twice-yearly ritual is “stupid”” Read at New York Post ↗ Centre · 1Trump said most people want more daylight in the evening than in the morning and don't want to keep changing their clocks. NewsweekN “The president said most people want more daylight in the evening rather than in the morning” Read at Newsweek ↗
Mixed · 2He said the Sunshine Protection Act "remains locked" in the Senate, so daylight saving time will end as scheduled "to the disappointment of many, many Americans." NewsweekN “"That bill, however, remains locked in the Senate, meaning daylight saving time will end as scheduled to the disappointment of many, many Americans," he said.” Read at Newsweek ↗ New York PostR ““Daylight saving time will end as scheduled to the disappointment of many, many Americans,” Trump lamented.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 1According to the New York Post, Trump said the House has passed the bill five times and that the Senate "needs to take a vote". He also joked that he is "always late" and once arrived an hour late to a big meeting. New York PostR ““The House has already passed a bill five times to make daylight saving permanent. The Senate needs to take a vote,””““I’m always late. I had a big meeting and I was an hour late.”” Read at New York Post ↗ Mixed · 2The Post notes that the bill did pass the House, 308-117, and Newsweek likewise says it passed the House earlier this year. New York PostR “even though it was passed by the House on a 308-117 margin.” Read at New York Post ↗ NewsweekN “which passed the House earlier this year but remains stalled in the upper chamber” Read at Newsweek ↗
Mixed · 2Trump also posted on Truth Social that the Senate is "letting the Daylight Saving Bill die" even though a "vast Majority of the Country want it." Newsweek dates the post to Monday, while the Post says Trump made the criticism on Sunday. NewsweekN “The United States Senate is letting the Daylight Saving Bill die, when a vast Majority of the Country want it.” Read at Newsweek ↗ New York PostR “on Sunday blasted the Senate for “letting the Daylight Saving Bill die.”” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 1Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), whom Trump has previously accused of holding up the bill, has vowed to "always oppose" it. He says permanent daylight saving time would leave Arkansas winter mornings dark until after 8:00 or 8:30 a.m., and that the best evidence suggests body clocks align more closely with standard time. New York PostR “He has previously accused Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton of holding up the bill”“having vowed to “always oppose” the reform.”“the natural rhythms of our internal body clocks align more closely with Standard Time than Daylight Savings Time.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 1Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) also warned that western states could push back, telling CNN in July that sunrise in western Montana would not come until 9:30 a.m., and joked the bill wouldn't "see the light of day." New York PostR “the sunrise in Western Montana wouldn’t be until 9:30 in the morning. It’s not going to work for us,” he told CNN in July.” Read at New York Post ↗
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- Framing
- Short, straightforward report that leads with Trump's renewed call for the Senate to act before clocks change, built around his rally remarks and Truth Social post.
- Emphasis
- The deadline, the Sunshine Protection Act's stall in the Senate, and Trump's quotes about evening light.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not include Cotton's or Daines's objections, or the House vote margin.
- Charged language
- “ridiculous”“drives everyone crazy”
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“Trump called the twice-yearly clock change "ridiculous," adding that it "drives everyone crazy."” — Newsweek
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Leads with Trump blasting the Senate and joking that clock changes make him late; gives more colour and context, including Republican opposition.
- Emphasis
- Trump's jokes and rally rhetoric, plus Sen. Cotton's and Sen. Daines's reasons for opposing permanent daylight saving time.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not quote Trump's remarks about evening light preferences.
- Charged language
- “blasted”“railed”“lamented”“commander-in-chief”
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“President Trump blasted senators for not passing a bill that would make daylight saving permanent – joking that the exercise of changing the clocks makes him late.” — New York Post
What every side reports
- Trump spoke at a rally in Mississippi on Monday and criticised the twice-yearly clock change.
- He urged the Senate to act on the Sunshine Protection Act, which passed the House and is stalled in the Senate.
- Daylight saving time ends on Nov. 1 as scheduled.
Where accounts differ
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When Trump posted on Truth Social about the Senate letting the bill die
- Centre
- Newsweek says the post was written on Monday.
- Right
- The New York Post says he made the criticism on Sunday.
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Whether Trump's claim that the bill is "locked" in the Senate is accurate
- Centre
- Newsweek reports the claim and says the bill passed the House and remains stalled in the upper chamber.
- Right
- The New York Post says Trump claimed it is locked "even though" the House passed it 308-117, which frames the remark as incomplete, though the bill is stalled in the Senate.
Donald Trump person
Trump says the clock change is unpopular and wants the Senate to pass the bill and end it, saying most Americans are disappointed that daylight saving time will end.
““No more changing the clock,” he said.” — New York Post
“Americans "don't want to have to go all over the place changing their clocks."” — Newsweek
Daylight saving time topic
Permanent daylight saving time would mean more afternoon and evening sun. Opponents say it would mean dark winter mornings in some regions.
“Permanent daylight saving time would mean more sun in the afternoon and evening hours.” — New York Post
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Trump Repeatedly Calls Out Daylight Saving Delay Before Clock Change
Neutral Brief, developing report relaying Trump's rally remarks and post, with the bill's Senate stall as context.
Right1 article
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Trump blasts Senate for not making daylight saving permanent, jokes clock changes makes him late
Mixed Colourful account of Trump's rally jokes and attacks on the Senate, with a fact-check aside on the bill's House passage and Republican senators' objections.
- 27 Oct 08:08 First NewsweekN Trump Repeatedly Calls Out Daylight Saving Delay Before Clock Change
- 27 Oct 10:15 +2h 7m New York PostR Trump blasts Senate for not making daylight saving permanent, jokes clock changes makes him late
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