Trump Says He Will Work to 'Abolish' Daylight Savings Time

Sarah Arnold / Townhall Tipsheet

President-elect Donald Trump is making headlines again as he champions a movement to end daylight saving time, a practice that has sparked debate for years. Trump, who calls daylight saving time “inconvenient,” is working to transition the clock to follow standard time permanently. As he rallied support for this initiative, he suggested the move would restore the country's fortitude. 

Trump claimed that Daylight Saving Time has been “very costly to our nation,” saying that the Republican Party would use its best effort to “abolish it.” The long controversial move was first implemented in the U.S. during World War I to conserve fuel and energy by maximizing daylight hours. Advocates for the measure say it saves energy and encourages outdoor activity during extended daylight, while critics argue it disrupts sleep and productivity and can be more harmful than helpful. Read more and see Xs here.