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Trump Urges Senate to Make Daylight Savings Permanent, Claiming It Will Reduce Crime, Increase Health, and Provide a Myriad of Other Benefits

Seamus OthotBy Seamus OthotAugust 6, 2026Updated:August 6, 20265 Comments2 Mins Read
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President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday evening to urge the Senate to pass a bill that would end daylight saving time and that passed the House last month with a strong bipartisan majority.

[RELATED: U.S. House Advances Bipartisan Measure to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent…]

“People are sick and tired of having to change their clocks twice a year. It is foolish, inconvenient and, in some cases, very costly. For Cities and States with Watchtowers, and hard to reach places, it costs Millions of Dollars,” said President Trump.

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— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 4, 2026

U.S. politicians have long discussed an end to the semi-annual clock changes by codifying either permanent daylight saving time or permanent standard time.

In mid-July, the House passed the Sunshine Protection Act in a 308-117 vote. The bill would make daylight saving time, the time from March through November, permanent.

The bill will now go to the Senate for approval.

Trump attempted to encourage the Senate by ascribing a slew of alleged benefits to permanent daylight saving time.

He claimed that it would increase tourism, retail sales, restaurant sales, family time, reduce energy bills, lower the risk of cardiac issues, reduce car accidents, decrease the robbery and murder rates, and boost the sports industry.

It remains to be seen whether the Senate will heed his request or whether any of those benefits will actually come to fruition.

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Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected] or ‪(401) 216-9160‬.

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Kate
Kate
23 hours ago

“President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday evening to urge the Senate to pass a bill that would END daylight saving time” or “ Trump Urges Senate to Make Daylight Savings Permanent”. Which is it?

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mainer
mainer
22 hours ago

They should split the difference between Daylight Savings and Standard time. !/2 hour in-between and make it permanent.

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Jim Bob
Jim Bob
21 hours ago

Lets pick a time and stick to it. this clock changing is garbage

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zenitg
zenitg
20 hours ago

https://hdobox.net/ is a website that provides a tool for installing apps permanently on supported iOS devices. It also includes setup guides and the latest software updates.

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gingerberg
gingerberg
20 hours ago

HDO Box is a website that provides access to information about a streaming application for movies and  <a target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” href=”https://hdobox.net/”></a> . It offers downloads, updates, and installation instructions.

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