Trump posts senator’s personal phone number in push for permanent daylight saving time

US President Donald Trump pressed Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas on Saturday to support legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent, taking the unusual step of publishing the senator’s personal mobile phone number.

Trump urged Americans to call Cotton and push him to back the bill, bringing public pressure directly to the senator’s private line.

Cotton chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee. Trump’s appeal singled out the Republican senator as he sought support for the proposed change to the nation’s clocks.

The legislation would keep daylight saving time in place year-round, rather than requiring a return to standard time. The information provided did not indicate whether Cotton responded to Trump’s move or changed his position on the bill.