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Trump blasts Senate for not making daylight saving permanent
The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act three hundred eight to one hundred seventeen in July, and Trump wants the Senate to follow; only twelve percent like the current system.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN This Morning at 6:30 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Trump blasts Senate for not making daylight saving permanent, jokes clock changes makes him late”, with reporting from The Hill, The Daily Beast and PBS NewsHour.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 6:30 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Alaska Senate, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: DOJ sues Alaska over two Dan Sullivans on the Senate ballot (October 27).
The real story
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- New York PostTrump blasts Senate for not making daylight saving permanent, jokes clock changes makes him late
- The HillInside Trump's red state blitz to stave off a Democratic midterm sweep
- The Daily BeastTrump Makes Bizarre Boast About Rescuing Men’s Love Lives
- PBS NewsHourTrump urges calls to Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in push for permanent daylight saving time facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump is blasting the Senate for not passing a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, and he joked that changing the clocks makes him late.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe House passed it three hundred eight to one hundred seventeen in July.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe Senate is the last clock in the building still showing the wrong time.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlso, a week before Election Day, he's rallied in Kentucky, Alabama, Nebraska, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee, states he won by double digits in twenty twenty-four.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRepublicans are defending ground they already won, because a Democratic sweep is looking more likely. That's what the hill looks like when it's moving.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game Three of the World Series, and scored eight runs with two outs in the fifth inning, a World Series record, to lead ten to nothing.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBrandon Woodruff pitched the ninth, his first appearance since July fourth.
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