Donald Trump says "That is really putting Arkansas FIRST" in daylight saving clash with Tom Cotton
“That is really putting Arkansas FIRST, and I know, because, unlike Tom, I won that Great State, three times, and by almost 40 points!”
Reported October 3, 2026 by rawstory.com. Checked word for word against that report.
President Donald Trump and Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas are in a public clash over the Sunshine Protection Act, which would keep daylight saving time in effect all year. Trump first singled out Cotton on Friday as one of the remaining opponents of the measure. Cotton responded Saturday by vowing to keep opposing it and publicly rejecting the president’s position. Later that day, Trump wrote on Truth Social questioning Cotton’s standing with voters and criticizing his self-importance, while pressing him to stop resisting the bill. The post also invoked Trump’s own electoral record in Arkansas and contrasted it with Cotton, and it said both Cotton and the Republican Party needed the outcome. The exchange is a public intra-party dispute over the legislation.
- rawstory.com ↗︎03 OCT 2026