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Trump Doxxes Tom Cotton’s Number Over Daylight-Saving Bill

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC · How we work

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Cotton Opposes Sunshine Act

U.S. President Donald Trump posted Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton’s private phone number on Truth Social, urging him to support permanent daylight-saving-time legislation.
Sen. John Kennedy publicly rebuked Trump’s phone-number release, calling the daylight-saving dispute lacking existential significance.
Sen. Tom Cotton, Senate Intelligence Committee chair, said he has not responded to Trump’s posts.
The Sunshine Protection Act cleared House in July 308-117, yet Cotton continues to oppose it.

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Reckless Doxxing Condemnation

U.S. President Donald Trump posted Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton’s private cellphone number on Truth Social Saturday, publicly urging support for permanent daylight-saving-time legislation in Congress.
Critics condemned the post as reckless doxxing that flooded Cotton’s line and highlighted privacy risks on public platforms, calling for stricter accountability for platform misuse.
Sunshine Protection Act cleared House 308-117 in July, yet remains stalled in Senate.

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Cotton’s phone was flooded with calls after Trump posted his number, to the point that the Daily Beast could not leave a voicemail, according to reports.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Cotton Opposes Sunshine Act

U.S. President Donald Trump posted Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton’s private phone number on Truth Social, urging him to support permanent daylight-saving-time legislation.
Sen. John Kennedy publicly rebuked Trump’s phone-number release, calling the daylight-saving dispute lacking existential significance.
Sen. Tom Cotton, Senate Intelligence Committee chair, said he has not responded to Trump’s posts.
The Sunshine Protection Act cleared House in July 308-117, yet Cotton continues to oppose it.

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