{"id":70920,"date":"2026-10-03T13:32:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T20:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70920"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T20:32:18","slug":"trump-is-pushing-the-sunshine-protection-act-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=70920","title":{"rendered":"Trump is Pushing the Sunshine Protection Act to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent. Here’s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"

It isn’t often that Donald Trump comes out in favor of something that has bipartisan support. Ordinarily he is laser focused on backing, or even purposely creating, issues that divide the American people. He likes nothing better than to set up phony political confrontations in which he can try to demonize Democrats.<\/p>\n

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So it may come as some surprise that Trump is enthusiastically backing the Sunshine Protection Act (SPA) that would make Daylight Saving Time (DST) permanent. The bill has already passed in the House<\/a><\/strong>, and likely has the votes to pass in the Senate as well. Of course, any assumption that Trump is actually concerned about the welfare of the people or the nation is wildly off base.<\/p>\n

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Trump revealed why he is supporting the SPA in a comment<\/a><\/strong> that he posted to his dedicated propaganda platform, Truth Social<\/a><\/strong> on Saturday morning. His remarks were typically longwinded and barely coherent, saying in part that…<\/p>\n

“Nobody wants to spend their precious time running all over the place, turning Clocks back twice a year and, having sunshine in the afternoon is better than early in the morning! […] Golfers, Tennis Players, Hunters and, perhaps most importantly, Farmers who want more Daylight to play or work. […] Almost everybody wants ‘The Sunshine Protection Act’ to pass, except for Tom Cotton…Call Tom on his cellphone at, 479-453-0533, and let him know.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However that was not the revealing part. Trump’s post also included a copy of a letter that he received from Brian Rolapp, CEO of the PGA Tour. Rolapp’s letter included the following argument in favor of passing the SPA (emphasis added)…<\/p>\n

“The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) estimates that permanent DST would generate 23 million additional rounds per year and $1 billion annually in new direct revenue for the golf industry<\/strong> \u2014 an average of $250,000 per facility. The NGCOA has also found that afternoon and evening tee times generate roughly 40 percent more revenue than morning play.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A billion dollars a year for golf course owners. And it’s surely just a coincidence that Trump owns eleven golf resorts in the United States. That’s a pretty strong financial incentive to support making Daylight Saving Time permanent. And it would explain why Trump is badgering his fellow Republican, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, to get him to drop his opposition. Although Cotton doesn’t seem particularly eager to comply with Trump’s demands…<\/p>\n

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No one likes changing the clock, me included, but Congress has enacted permanent Daylight Savings Time multiple times before and repealed it each time once Americans experienced absurdly late sunrises in the winter. Arkansans don\u2019t want their kids going to school in the pitch\u2026<\/p>\n

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) October 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n