{"id":2379932,"date":"2024-12-13T16:57:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T21:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-promises-to-eliminate-inconvenient-and-costly-daylight-saving-time-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T16:57:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T21:57:36","slug":"trump-promises-to-eliminate-inconvenient-and-costly-daylight-saving-time-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-promises-to-eliminate-inconvenient-and-costly-daylight-saving-time-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump promises to eliminate \u2018inconvenient\u2019 and \u2018costly\u2019 daylight saving time &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-promises-to-eliminate-inconvenient-and-costly-daylight-saving-time-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379932&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content features an interactive button that allows users to read more about a specific topic. The main highlight \u200dis\u2064 an article discussing former President trump&#8217;s promise to abolish &#8220;inconvenient&#8221; and &#8220;costly&#8221; daylight saving\u200d time. The article emphasizes the implications and\u2063 reasoning behind Trump&#8217;s stance on this issue, suggesting a potential shift in policy that \u200bcould affect how\u2063 time changes are perceived and managed in the future. The text appears to be\u200b part of a digital news article from the Washington examiner, indicating a focus on current political issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump promises to eliminate &lsquo;inconvenient&rsquo; and &lsquo;costly&rsquo; daylight saving time<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1911797\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> unveiled a new priority for his administration, promising to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/times-up-why-this-could-be-the-last-time-you-have-to-spring-your-clock-forward\/\" title=\"Time&#039;s up: Why this could be the last time you have to spring your clock forward\">end daylight saving time<\/a> in his <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"second term\">second term<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He made the announcement in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Truth Social,\">Truth Social,<\/a> dismissing the practice as &ldquo;very costly&rdquo; to the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn&rsquo;t!&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113647254141876924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Some expressed confusion about the announcement, pointing out that eliminating and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">making daylight saving time permanent<\/a> are two very different things.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ok does he mean permanent standard time? or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-ralph-norman-explains-why-congress-can-come-together-on-daylight-savings-time\/\" title=\"Rep. Ralph Norman Explains Why Congress Can Come Together On Daylight Savings Time\">permanent daylight savings time<\/a> like a lot of people want? because there is a big (1 hour) difference!&rdquo; the <em>Hill&rsquo;s<\/em> Emily Brooks said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Trump&rsquo;s team for clarification.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vivek-ramaswamy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a>, who will head the proposed Department of Government Efficiency, have both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3248510\/musk-and-ramaswamy-want-to-end-daylight-savings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"signaled\">signaled<\/a> they plan to push for an end to daylight saving time. However, such an effort would rely on Congress, which has thus far not acted.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">In 1966, Congress passed the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/STATUTE-80\/pdf\/STATUTE-80-Pg107.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Uniform Time Act<\/a>, which established daylight saving time and assigned <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">the responsibility of enforcing it<\/span><\/span>  to<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"> the Department of Transportation<\/span>. 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