Trump urges Senate to vote on ending twice-yearly clock changes

President Trump Gaggles with Press Upon Departure from the White House, Oct. 3, 2026 [Native YouTube auto-generated English captions; publisher: The White House; speaker labels reviewed separately] Donald Trump [00:00:03-00:00:05 (2 sec)] A lot of you are coming. I'm going to Donald Trump [00:00:05-00:00:06 (1 sec)] Ohio. Donald Trump [00:00:06-00:00:08 (2 sec)] We're going to be campaigning for a Donald Trump [00:00:08-00:00:11 (3 sec)] couple very good people. Donald Trump [00:00:11-00:00:13 (2 sec)] I think we know about him. As you know, Donald Trump [00:00:13-00:00:16 (3 sec)] Senator Houston is running a race Donald Trump [00:00:16-00:00:17 (1 sec)] against Brown. It's horrible. They threw Donald Trump [00:00:17-00:00:20 (3 sec)] him out of the Senate once before. He's Donald Trump [00:00:20-00:00:23 (3 sec)] horrible. And they should have success. Donald Trump [00:00:23-00:00:26 (3 sec)] We have a tremendous crowd of people. I Donald Trump [00:00:26-00:00:28 (2 sec)] won Ohio three times. We got the highest Donald Trump [00:00:28-00:00:30 (2 sec)] votes in the history of the state. So, I Donald Trump [00:00:30-00:00:32 (2 sec)] like it very much. I love the people of Donald Trump [00:00:32-00:00:35 (3 sec)] Ohio and we're going to spend a little Donald Trump [00:00:35-00:00:41 (6 sec)] time and I hope you enjoy it. Donald Trump [00:00:41-00:00:43 (2 sec)] >> No, I love it. I think it's been a great Donald Trump [00:00:43-00:00:46 (3 sec)] I think it's the most productive two Donald Trump [00:00:46-00:00:48 (2 sec)] years. They say anybody of anybody in Donald Trump [00:00:48-00:00:50 (2 sec)] the history of the presidency. I think Donald Trump [00:00:50-00:00:53 (3 sec)] it's the most consequential two years of Donald Trump [00:00:53-00:00:55 (2 sec)] anybody in the presidency. And I only Donald Trump [00:00:55-00:00:58 (3 sec)] base that on the record. If you look at Donald Trump [00:00:58-00:00:59 (1 sec)] the record, if you look at what we've Donald Trump [00:00:59-00:01:01 (2 sec)] done, I think it's the most Donald Trump [00:01:01-00:01:04 (3 sec)] consequential presidency so far. And Donald Trump [00:01:04-00:01:06 (2 sec)] we're going to try and keep it that way. Reporter [00:01:06-00:01:10 (4 sec)] >> After after yesterday, the foundation, Reporter [00:01:10-00:01:11 (1 sec)] have you come any closer to make your Reporter [00:01:11-00:01:14 (3 sec)] big decision on Iran? Donald Trump [00:01:14-00:01:16 (2 sec)] >> Uh, we have a decision that I'll make Donald Trump [00:01:16-00:01:20 (4 sec)] about Iran. Iran's been decimated. Donald Trump [00:01:20-00:01:22 (2 sec)] So, the only question is it'll e it'll Donald Trump [00:01:22-00:01:25 (3 sec)] either be the easy way or the hard way. Donald Trump [00:01:25-00:01:26 (1 sec)] and we'll have it the easy way or the Donald Trump [00:01:26-00:01:33 (7 sec)] hard way. Donald Trump [00:01:33-00:01:36 (3 sec)] >> Yeah. I inherited high costs for from Donald Trump [00:01:36-00:01:39 (3 sec)] the Democrats or the Democrats as I call Donald Trump [00:01:39-00:01:42 (3 sec)] them because their policy is so bad. But Donald Trump [00:01:42-00:01:44 (2 sec)] we inherited a lot and we've gotten the Donald Trump [00:01:44-00:01:47 (3 sec)] prices down. Oil is coming down. Oil is Donald Trump [00:01:47-00:01:49 (2 sec)] right now lower and it's been lower than Donald Trump [00:01:49-00:01:51 (2 sec)] it was under the Biden administration. Donald Trump [00:01:51-00:01:54 (3 sec)] And they did nothing about the fact that Donald Trump [00:01:54-00:01:56 (2 sec)] Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. By Donald Trump [00:01:56-00:01:59 (3 sec)] the way, Iran, as you know, is virtually Donald Trump [00:01:59-00:02:02 (3 sec)] given up any plans of a nuclear weapon. Donald Trump [00:02:02-00:02:08 (6 sec)] Why did they put on? Donald Trump [00:02:08-00:02:12 (4 sec)] We want to get away from this ridiculous Donald Trump [00:02:12-00:02:16 (4 sec)] way and custom of every twice a year Donald Trump [00:02:16-00:02:18 (2 sec)] turning your clocks back, turning your Donald Trump [00:02:18-00:02:21 (3 sec)] clocks forward, being late for dinner, Donald Trump [00:02:21-00:02:23 (2 sec)] being late for very important meetings. Donald Trump [00:02:23-00:02:26 (3 sec)] It's ridiculous. And if you look at the Donald Trump [00:02:26-00:02:29 (3 sec)] public, they agree that's a 100% issue. Donald Trump [00:02:29-00:02:32 (3 sec)] 65% I'll give you an example. Right now, Donald Trump [00:02:32-00:02:35 (3 sec)] we're sitting out here. It's light. It's Donald Trump [00:02:35-00:02:38 (3 sec)] nice. If you come down here in in Donald Trump [00:02:38-00:02:41 (3 sec)] another three weeks, it'll be dark. Donald Trump [00:02:41-00:02:44 (3 sec)] It'll be who wants it? We want our Donald Trump [00:02:44-00:02:45 (1 sec)] sunlight in the afternoon. But more Donald Trump [00:02:45-00:02:48 (3 sec)] importantly than that, we don't want to Donald Trump [00:02:48-00:02:51 (3 sec)] change clocks twice a year. It's very Donald Trump [00:02:51-00:02:55 (4 sec)] expensive. It's uh got many problems. Donald Trump [00:02:55-00:02:58 (3 sec)] Even crime, as crazy as it sounds, when Donald Trump [00:02:58-00:03:00 (2 sec)] you have light, you have no you have Donald Trump [00:03:00-00:03:03 (3 sec)] much less crime. So, Donald Trump [00:03:03-00:03:06 (3 sec)] the House voted it more than 80%. It's Donald Trump [00:03:06-00:03:08 (2 sec)] been sitting up there and hopefully we Donald Trump [00:03:08-00:03:10 (2 sec)] can get Tom Cotton to move. Tom Cotton Donald Trump [00:03:10-00:03:12 (2 sec)] is holding it. He shouldn't be holding Donald Trump [00:03:12-00:03:15 (3 sec)] it. It's an issue that people want. Uh Donald Trump [00:03:15-00:03:17 (2 sec)] it we had it a long time ago, but they Donald Trump [00:03:17-00:03:20 (3 sec)] used it for other purposes to get Donald Trump [00:03:20-00:03:22 (2 sec)] something else approved and they gave it Donald Trump [00:03:22-00:03:24 (2 sec)] up. But people want to have light in the Donald Trump [00:03:24-00:03:26 (2 sec)] evening. But really what they want more Donald Trump [00:03:26-00:03:29 (3 sec)] than that, more than that, by a lot. Donald Trump [00:03:29-00:03:30 (1 sec)] They don't want to have to go around Donald Trump [00:03:30-00:03:32 (2 sec)] changing clocks. I have the same thing Donald Trump [00:03:32-00:03:35 (3 sec)] last time, six months ago. We're Donald Trump [00:03:35-00:03:38 (3 sec)] changing clocks and nobody changed the Donald Trump [00:03:38-00:03:40 (2 sec)] clocks and everybody's late. It takes Donald Trump [00:03:40-00:03:44 (4 sec)] people it it discombobulates everybody Donald Trump [00:03:44-00:03:47 (3 sec)] so we can finally have a vote. We have Donald Trump [00:03:47-00:03:49 (2 sec)] the vote in the House. Mike Johnson did Donald Trump [00:03:49-00:03:52 (3 sec)] a great job. Now we'd like to have the Donald Trump [00:03:52-00:03:55 (3 sec)] vote in the Senate. Tom Cotton's holding Donald Trump [00:03:55-00:03:57 (2 sec)] it up. You know who wants it? The Donald Trump [00:03:57-00:03:59 (2 sec)] farmers want it. You know who wants it? Donald Trump [00:03:59-00:04:02 (3 sec)] Sports want it. Professional sports and Donald Trump [00:04:02-00:04:05 (3 sec)] amateurs that would like to play tennis Donald Trump [00:04:05-00:04:07 (2 sec)] at night. Would like to play golf a Donald Trump [00:04:07-00:04:09 (2 sec)] little bit without having to run home Donald Trump [00:04:09-00:04:13 (4 sec)] after 14 holes. It's ridiculous. Donald Trump [00:04:13-00:04:15 (2 sec)] It's very expensive to do. It's not a Donald Trump [00:04:15-00:04:18 (3 sec)] good thing. People don't want to have to Donald Trump [00:04:18-00:04:21 (3 sec)] change their clocks twice a year. It's a Donald Trump [00:04:21-00:04:22 (1 sec)] lot of work for a lot of people. They're Donald Trump [00:04:22-00:04:25 (3 sec)] running around for two days changing all Donald Trump [00:04:25-00:04:28 (3 sec)] the clocks in their house. So, it's an Donald Trump [00:04:28-00:04:31 (3 sec)] easy win. And I'm not even talking about Donald Trump [00:04:31-00:04:33 (2 sec)] for the Republican Senate, for the Donald Trump [00:04:33-00:04:36 (3 sec)] Senate, because it's a very bipartisan Donald Trump [00:04:36-00:04:39 (3 sec)] issue. And Senator Tom Cotton of Donald Trump [00:04:39-00:04:43 (4 sec)] Arkansas, a state that I won by 35 or 40 Donald Trump [00:04:43-00:04:46 (3 sec)] points, I don't by a lot. Uh, he's got Donald Trump [00:04:46-00:04:49 (3 sec)] to do it because it's it's really a it Donald Trump [00:04:49-00:04:52 (3 sec)] would be a very nice win for the United Donald Trump [00:04:52-00:04:55 (3 sec)] States Senate and for the people. Have a Donald Trump [00:04:55-00:04:58 (3 sec)] good time, everybody. Bye-bye.