Donald Trump's Opposition to Daylight Saving Time

Donald Trump's Opposition to Daylight Saving Time

• Donald Trump, the president-elect, pledged to end the practice of "springing forward" and "falling back" daylight saving time.
• He vowed to eliminate the practice, stating it was inconvenient and costly to the nation.
• However, the clock-setting process has proven more politically challenging than rolling back Biden's policies.
• Polls show most Americans oppose the time shifts but disagree on what should replace them.
• The president's concession came as most Americans prepare to "spring forward" by advancing their clocks on Sunday.
• The time shifts are intended to maximize sunlight exposure during working hours but have been criticized for causing groggy mornings, missed appointments, and public health problems.
• Political leaders are grappling with whether to permanently move the clocks forward one hour or remain on year-round standard time, favored by neurologists who believe it aligns with our circadian rhythms.
• The split often reflects regional differences, based on where time zones fall.
• The long-sleepy political debate became a national story in 2022 when advocates for year-round daylight saving time won a surprise victory in the Senate.
• The resistance from health groups has contributed to a stalemate over how to proceed.
• Biden's reticence on the issue was compounded by his White House's reticence, possibly influenced by his experience as a freshman senator in 1973 who voted for Congress’s effort to permanently adopt daylight saving time.

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