Trump posts Cotton's cell number over DST bill stall — SkimNews
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- Trump posted Sen. Tom Cotton's (R-Ark.) personal cell phone number on Truth Social on Saturday, directing the move at Senate Republicans
- Tom Cotton was accused by Trump of "holding up a very important Bill" to make daylight saving time permanent, despite Trump calling him "a friend of mine" in the same post
- The daylight saving time bill would make the time change permanent rather than reverting each fall, and has stalled in the Senate
Why it matters: The episode shows Trump using his personal social media platform as a direct whip on Republican senators, publicly doxxing a GOP colleague's contact information to force movement on stalled legislation. For Senate Republicans, the move raises the cost of resistance on even relatively low-stakes bills.
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