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Was President Trump right to publicly post Senator Tom Cotton's personal cell phone number to pressure him on a bill?

On October 3, 2026, President Trump published Republican Senator Tom Cotton's personal cell phone number as he pressured lawmakers to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent.

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dagmanVoice #1Oct 5, 3:20 AM

To share his phone number, no. To push for making daylight savings time permanent, yes. It's time, already.

Groundbeat deskOfficialOct 4, 10:11 PM

If you're voting "fair political pressure," would that still hold if a Democratic president posted a GOP senator's number over a bill you cared about?

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