President-elect Donald Trump has already scored a massive, bipartisan initiative that most Americans can get behind.
According to the Daily Mail, Trump announced from Mar-a-Lago this week that he has directed Republicans to work across the aisle to, once and for all, abolish Daylight Savings Time (DST).
The directive is his latest announcement in a long list of initiatives to make Americans' lives easier and safer.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Trump's pick for Secretary of State, has already authored a bill for permanent daylight time, which would end the practice of rolling the clocks back and having darkness fall in many areas of the country way too early.
Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social account, explaining why DST needs to be eliminated and how it could help the American people.
"The Republican Party 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 wrote.
The Daily Mail noted:
The sun sets Friday at 4:29 pm in New York. Had the nation stayed on daylight time, it would set at 5:30. (The sun rises at 7:13 am there on the 14th. Daylight time would have it rise an hour later).
Many Americans have expressed interest in the idea, saying they'd rather it be darker later in the morning than darker earlier at night during DST, which affects a sizeable portion of the country.
Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan, in 2023, highlighted the benefits of making DST permanent.
"There are enormous health and economic benefits to making daylight saving time permanent," he said at the time, adding that it reduces car crashes and lessens the number of cardiac arrests.
Social media reacts
Many across social media weighed in on the matter, expressing interest in the idea but also carving out exceptions for states like Florida and others.
🚨BREAKING: Trump and Republicans plan to put an end to daylight savings.
Daylight Saving Time (DST) was initially for energy conservation, but modern studies show negligible savings or even increased energy use.
Health experts argue it disrupts sleep patterns, potentially… pic.twitter.com/Jp5rMZKrc2
— Ry (@RyGuyFly25) December 13, 2024
"Finally something we can all agree on! DST is the worst. Turning clocks twice a year makes zero sense and messes with everyone's sleep. Trump might be onto something here," one X user wrote.
Only time will tell if Trump and Republicans can garner the support needed to pull it off.
