Trump urges Senate to pass bill ending clock changes
Trump said the Senate has not yet acted on a House-passed measure that would make daylight saving time permanent.
Trump urged the Senate on Wednesday to approve a bill that would end the twice-yearly clock change, Turkey's state-run news agency Anadolu Agency reported.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump complained about early sunsets and said Americans should not have to keep adjusting their schedules.
He noted that the sun set at 5:06 p.m. and that darkness had settled by 5:31 p.m., asking whether that was not absurd.
Trump said he had held off on pushing the issue before the midterm elections so that certain senators would not face political fallout.
He argued the Senate should act anyway, pointing to the House, where the measure passed 308-117.
"I will keep fighting for this!" he said.
The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in July and sent it to the Senate, where it has met resistance.
The proposal would make daylight saving time permanent but let states choose permanent standard time instead.
Supporters favor later sunsets, while opponents warn that the change would bring darker winter mornings, particularly for children walking to school.
The United States changes its clocks twice a year under federal law, which also allows states to opt out of daylight saving time.
Congress has debated proposals to end the clock changes for years, with lawmakers divided over their effects on health, safety and daily routines.
