Washington – President-elect Donald Trump said Republicans will try to end the decades-old tradition of changing the clocks twice a year, adding that the GOP will push to end daylight saving time.
Trump said, “The Republican Party will do its best to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but it should not happen! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient and very costly to our country.” wrote Friday on Truth Social.
Although Trump has in the past supported creating daylight saving time Permanent – That is, putting the clocks forward one hour, which happens in the spring – his latest comment There were calls to end daylight saving time. daylight Saving Time ends in autumn When the clocks go back one hour.
CBS News has reached out to his spokesperson for clarification.
Congress enacted Daylight Saving Time in 1918 to add additional daylight hours during World War I and help conserve energy. It was implemented again during World War II. In 1973, Congress briefly made Daylight Saving Time permanent, but reverse course After a few months, public opinion on the experiment deteriorated. The current practice of starting daylight saving time on the second Sunday of March and ending it on the first Sunday of November was established by President George W. Was implemented under Bush.
Ending the biennial ritual would require congressional approval.
Senate passes Sunshine Protection Act in March 2022 Daylight Saving Time would have been made permanent Next year. But this bill was never brought in the House.
In October, Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio, Trump's choice to lead the State Department, and Massachusetts Democrat Senator Edward Markey called on Congress to pass the legislation.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, whom Trump has chosen to lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, also recently commented on the change in clocks with Musk. calling This is “annoying” and Ramaswami Saying It is “disabled”.