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Trump pressures Cotton on permanent daylight saving time

President Donald Trump publicly pressured US Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support legislation making daylight saving time permanent, posting on social media that Cotton was blocking the bill and urging Americans to call what appeared to be Cotton's personal cellphone number. Trump said passing the measure would give professional golfers more evening time on the greens.

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"For some reason, Tom is stopping the Bill and, in the Senate, it's very easy to do, it only takes one!" Trump wrote on social media, noting that passing the bill would give professional golfers more time on the greens.

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Trump urges calls to Arkansas senator in push for permanent daylight saving time

President appeared to share phone number of Tom Cotton for people to call to push him to support measure Donald Trump on Saturday put pressure on the US senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas to support a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, urging Americans to call what appeared to be the personal cellphone number of his fellow Republican and the chair of the Senate intelligence committee. The Sunshine Protection A…

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Trump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time

"For some reason, Tom is stopping the Bill and, in the Senate, it's very easy to do, it only takes one!" Trump wrote on social media, noting that passing the bill would give professional golfers more time on the greens.

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