Trump endorses plan to make daylight saving time permanent

Apr 11

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Ray Bogan Political Correspondent

By Ray Bogan (Political Correspondent), Snorre Wik (Photographer/Video Editor)

President Donald Trump endorsed a plan to make daylight saving time the national, year-round standard. The president said the proposal is very popular and would eliminate the inconvenience of changing clocks twice a year.
There is a bipartisan bill in Congress to make saving time permanent.
Opponents say an extra hour of light at night would cause dark mornings, leading to health and safety concerns.

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President Donald Trump endorsed a plan to make daylight saving time the national, year-round standard. In a post on Truth Social, he said the House and Senate should push to get more light at the end of the day.

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The president said the proposal is popular and that it would eliminate a major inconvenience dealt with twice a year — changing the clocks.

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Is there support for this in Congress?

There are many members of Congress who support the idea. There is a bipartisan, bicameral bill called the Sunshine Protection Act to make saving time the new permanent standard time. It would allow state governments to exempt themselves and choose their time.

“The American people are sick and tired of changing their clocks twice a year. It’s confusing, unnecessary and outdated,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said.

It’s time to end the nonsense back and forth of changing the clocks twice a year!

I had the opportunity to join @SenateCommerce today to talk about my Sunshine Protection Act and push to finally LOCK THE CLOCK. ☀️ pic.twitter.com/0aupPkKUqF
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) April 10, 2025

Scott said modern technology, including computers, cellphones and self-driving cars makes changing clocks unnecessary.

“Changing the clocks twice a year proves more of an annoyance to families than a benefit,” Scott said.

Downsides to the extra hour of light at night?

Opponents contend changing clocks for an extra hour of sunlight isn’t that simple.

According to Save Standard Time, a nonprofit organization, keeping clocks an hour forward year-round would force most people to start work or school in the dark during the winter. That would cause safety issues and throw off circadian rhythms.

The organization also said dark mornings can have negative health effects like depression, high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer.

Permanent Standard Time is the healthiest, safest, prosperous way to end clock change. Permanent DST costs lives, money, and health, and fails each time tried.

Please tell your Congressional reps NO to DST, restore year-round Standard Time! Links below 🔗👇 pic.twitter.com/RJIXuDQ8m0
— Save Standard Time (@SaveStandard) April 8, 2025

The United States tried permanent daylight saving in 1974 in an attempt to cut back on energy use. It caused problems around the country. Schools had to change their start time because the morning commute was too dark, and eight children in Florida were killed after being hit by cars.

Tags: Donald Trump, House of Representatives, Rick Scott, Time, U.S. Senate, United States

[Ray Bogan]

President Trump endorsed a plan to make daylight saving time the national, year round standard. In a post on Truth Social, he said the House and Senate should push to get more daylight at the end of the day.

The president said the proposal is very popular and that it would eliminate a major inconvenience dealt with twice a year – changing the clocks.

There are many members of Congress who support this. There is a bipartisan, bicameral bill called the Sunshine Protection Act which would make saving time the new permanent standard time. It would give state governments the ability to exempt themselves and choose their time.

“The American people are sick and tired of changing their clocks twice a year. It’s confusing, unnecessary and outdated,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said.

Scott said modern technology makes changing clocks unnecessary, including computers, cellphones and self-driving cars.

“Changing the clocks twice a year proves more of an annoyance to families, than a benefit to them, Scott said.

Opponents of the bill say changing the clocks for an extra hour of sunlight isn’t that simple.

According to Save Standard Time, a nonprofit organization, having the extra hour of daylight would mean most people would start work or school before the sun rises, which would lead to safety issues and throw off circadian rhythms.

The organization also said the dark mornings can have negative health effects like depression, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer.

The United States tried permanent daylight saving in 1974 in an attempt to cut back on energy use.

It caused problems around the country. Schools had to change their start time because the morning commute was too dark; eight children in Florida were killed after being hit by cars.