Trump says Republicans will attempt to finish daylight saving time

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump stated Republicans will attempt to finish the decades-long ritual of adjusting the clocks twice a yr, saying the GOP will push to eradicate daylight saving time.

“The Republican Occasion will use its finest efforts to eradicate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small however robust constituency, however should not! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and really pricey to our Nation,” Trump wrote on Fact Social on Friday.

Although Trump previously has supported making daylight saving time everlasting — that’s, holding clocks shifted one hour forward, which occurs within the spring — his newest remark known as for daylight saving time to be eradicated. Daylight saving time ends within the fall when clocks flip again one hour.  

CBS Information has reached out to his spokesperson for clarification.

Congress enacted daylight saving time in 1918 so as to add further sunlight hours and assist preserve vitality throughout World Struggle I. It was carried out once more throughout World Struggle II. In 1973, Congress briefly made daylight saving time everlasting, however reversed course simply months later after public opinion soured on the experiment. The present apply of beginning daylight saving time on the second Sunday in March and ending it on the primary Sunday in April was enacted below President George W. Bush.

Ending the biannual ritual would require congressional approval. 

The Senate handed the Sunshine Safety Act in March 2022 that might have made daylight saving time everlasting the following yr. However the invoice was by no means taken up within the Home. 

In October, Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who’s Trump’s decide to steer the State Division, and Sen. Edward Markey, an Oregon Democrat, known as on Congress to cross the laws. 

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who Trump has tapped to steer the newly fashioned Division of Authorities Effectivity, additionally just lately commented on the clock modifications, with Musk calling it “annoying” and Ramaswamy saying it is “inefficient.”