Trump posts Senator Tom Cotton's phone number over daylight saving bill
Former president urges supporters to call senator who is blocking legislation to make daylight saving time permanent.
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What this story says
- Donald Trump posted Senator Tom Cotton's cellphone number on Truth Social, criticising the Republican for obstructing the Sunshine Protection Act.
- The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, passed the House with a vote of 308-117.
- Senator Tom Cotton is opposing the bill, holding it up in the Senate.
- PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp estimated the bill would generate about $1 billion in annual direct revenue for the golf industry.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
62/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
28/100
9 sources · methodology
Donald Trump posted Senator Tom Cotton's cellphone number on Truth Social on Saturday, criticising the Republican for obstructing the Sunshine Protection Act. The bill would make daylight saving time permanent across the United States. Trump stated that Cotton was holding up the legislation, which he referred to as the "No More Changing of Clocks Act." He urged his followers to call Cotton and ask him to support the bill.
The Sunshine Protection Act passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 308-117. Senator Tom Cotton is opposing the bill, which is currently stalled in the Senate. Cotton has previously voiced concerns that permanent daylight saving time would result in many schoolchildren and workers commuting in darkness during winter months. Trump, however, argued that extending evening daylight hours could reduce crime and traffic incidents, improve public health, and support industries like sports, tourism, hospitality, and retail.
Disagreement on bill's potential revenue
The Hindustan Times reported that PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp estimated the bill would generate approximately $1 billion in annual direct revenue for the golf industry. None of the other reports mention this revenue estimate.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports mention the PGA Tour CEO's estimate that the bill would generate about $1 billion in annual direct revenue for the industry. The left-rated report does not mention this figure either.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 3 Oct 2026, 17:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- The left-rated report from Raw Story led on Senator Tom Cotton being "bombarded with calls" after Trump posted his phone number. It stated that Trump shared the number on Truth Social, urging Arkansas residents to pressure Cotton to stop blocking the Sunshine Protection Act.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports from Hindustan Times and Newsweek both led on Donald Trump sharing Senator Tom Cotton's phone number. Hindustan Times provided details on Trump's criticism of Cotton, the Sunshine Protection Act, and Cotton's opposition. It also included the PGA Tour CEO's revenue estimate. Newsweek's digest stated the push to eliminate clock changes had revived a debate dating back over a century.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from Bizpac Review, American Wire News, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, and TMZ all focused on Donald Trump posting Senator Tom Cotton's cellphone number. Headlines used phrases such as "puts Tom Cotton on blast" and "leaks Sen. Tom Cotton's Cell Phone Number." The Washington Examiner noted that the bill passed the House in July and is held up in the Senate with Cotton opposing it. TMZ stated Trump "seemingly doesn't care if you're part of his party."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump posts Senator Tom Cotton's phone number over daylight saving bill?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 13% are rated left, 24% are rated centre, 63% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump posts Senator Tom Cotton's phone number over daylight saving bill left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Trump posts Senator Tom Cotton's phone number over daylight saving bill biased?
- Trump posts Senator Tom Cotton's phone number over daylight saving bill is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Trump posts Senator Tom Cotton's phone number over daylight saving bill?
- 9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why did Donald Trump post Senator Tom Cotton's phone number?
- Donald Trump posted Senator Tom Cotton's cellphone number on Truth Social to criticise him for obstructing the Sunshine Protection Act. Trump urged his followers to call Cotton and pressure him to support the bill, which aims to make daylight saving time permanent.
- What is the Sunshine Protection Act?
- The Sunshine Protection Act is proposed federal legislation that would establish daylight saving time as a permanent standard throughout the United States, eliminating the biannual practice of adjusting clocks. The bill passed the House of Representatives but is currently stalled in the Senate.
- What is Senator Tom Cotton's stance on the bill?
- Senator Tom Cotton is opposing the Sunshine Protection Act. He has expressed concerns that making daylight saving time permanent would lead to more darkness for schoolchildren and workers during winter months. His opposition is currently holding up the bill in the Senate.
Read it at the source
9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
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5- Trump puts Tom Cotton on blast, drops cell number for holding up bill to ‘stop the clock changes’ (opens Bizpac Review in a new tab)
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- Trump puts Tom Cotton on blast, drops cell number for holding up bill to 'stop the clock changes' · American Wire News (opens American Wire News in a new tab)
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- Trump urges supporters to call what he says is Tom Cotton's phone number (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
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- Trump releases Tom Cotton's cellphone number over daylight savings bill (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
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- Donald Trump Leaks Sen. Tom Cotton's Cell Phone Number On Truth Social (opens TMZ in a new tab)
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