Trump calls for end to daylight saving time

14/12/2024 7:29

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday the Republican Party "will use its best efforts" to end daylight saving time, which he called "inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation."



"The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn't!" Trump said on social media. "Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation."



Daylight saving time - putting the clocks forward one hour during the summer half of the year to make the most of the longer evenings - has been in place in nearly all of the United States since the 1960s, but has been a topic of debate in recent years.



Some lawmakers want to stay on standard time year-round, more are on record calling for remaining on daylight saving time all year, while others want to keep the status quo. President Joe Biden never took a public position on the issue.