Trump Calls For End To Daylight Savings Time

President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to address an issue that enjoys rare bipartisan support: the elimination of Daylight Saving Time (DST).

Posting on Truth Social late last week, Trump declared that he and the GOP “will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!”

“Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation,” Trump added.

The president-elect’s announcement sparked discussion during Fox & Friends Weekend on Sunday, where panelists noted the widespread frustration with the biannual clock changes—commonly known as “springing forward” and “falling back.”

Advocates for abolishing DST argue that shifting clocks twice a year disrupts sleep, harms mental and physical health, and creates unnecessary economic costs.

The push to make DST permanent gained significant momentum in 2022, when the Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act, introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Trump’s pick to lead the State Department. However, the legislation stalled in the then-Democrat-controlled House.

Rubio reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act in 2023, while Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) brought forward a companion bill in the House. Both measures, however, remain stuck in committee.

“This ritual of changing time twice a year is stupid,” Rubio stated. “Locking the clock has overwhelming bipartisan and popular support.”

Polling backs Rubio’s claim. A 2021 AP-NORC poll revealed that 75% of Americans oppose seasonal time changes.

Several lawmakers across the political spectrum agree it’s time to end the antiquated practice.

• “Twice a year Oklahomans ask themselves—why do we still have to change our clocks?” said Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), emphasizing the disruption for parents and young children.
• “It’s time to put a stop to the twice-a-year time-change madness,” added Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), citing health and community benefits.
• Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) highlighted DST’s positive effects on mental well-being: “We can shine a light on the darkest days of the year and deliver more sun, more smiles, and brighter skies.”

The roots of DST trace back to World War I, when the Standard Time Act of 1918 was implemented to conserve energy for the war effort. Today, Arizona and Hawaii are the only U.S. states that opt out of observing DST entirely.

The initiative has also drawn support from high-profile entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy—both tapped by Trump to lead efforts in improving government efficiency.

“Looks like the people want to abolish the annoying time changes!” Musk wrote on X last month. Ramaswamy agreed: “It’s inefficient & easy to change.”

Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan summarized the growing urgency: “There are enormous health and economic benefits to making daylight saving time permanent… Congress should pass the Sunshine Protection Act to move Florida and the rest of the country to year-round daylight saving time.”

With bipartisan support, public backing, and momentum from Trump’s incoming administration, 2025 could finally mark the end of America’s twice-annual clock reset.