Trump says clock changes ‘discombobulate’ Americans as Senate stalls bill
In short
US President Donald Trump said changing the clocks “discombobulates” everyone and urged Senator Tom Cotton to back legislation to end the practice, RBC reported. The US House of Representatives has approved a bill to stop the seasonal clock changes, but consideration in the Senate has stalled, according to RBC. RIA Novosti reported Trump’s remark in connection with the switch to winter time.
Why it matters
The remarks put presidential attention behind a US legislative effort to end twice-yearly clock changes, which the House has already approved. Because Senate consideration has stalled, the practical outcome of the effort remains undecided. For readers outside the United States the item is a light political story carried by Russian outlets rather than one with direct consequences.
Key facts
- Donald Trump said that changing the clocks “discombobulates” everyone, according to RBC and RIA Novosti. [ 1 , 2 ]
- The US House of Representatives approved a bill to stop changing the clocks, RBC reported. [ 2 ]
- Consideration of the bill in the US Senate has stalled, according to RBC. [ 2 ]
- Trump called on Senator Tom Cotton to support the initiative, RBC reported. [ 2 ]
- RIA Novosti linked Trump’s remark to the switch to winter time. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the Senate will take up the bill to stop the clock changes, and when. RBC says only that consideration in the Senate has stalled; the documents give no timing or vote details.
- When and where Trump made the remark, and in what setting. Neither document states the date, place or occasion of the statement; both only report its content.
- The exact scope and content of the bill approved by the House. RBC refers to a bill on abandoning the clock changes without describing its provisions.