Well, It Looks Like We Know What Donald Trump Will Do About Daylight Saving Time Now
It’s FINALLY daylight saving time this weekend.
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Depending on where you stand on the issue, this may be *the* good one for you. It’s the one where we get one hour of daylight in the evening back.
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In the past, Donald Trump spoke about the possibility of ending daylight saving time altogether, and it looks like we have a definitive answer on whether he’ll executive order that or not.
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His comms advisor posted his answer:
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“This one should be the easiest one of all,” he said. “It’s a 50/50 issue, and if something is a 50/50 issue, it’s hard to get excited about it. I assume people would like to have more light later, but some people would like to have more light earlier because they don’t want to take their kids to school in the dark.”
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“It’s a little bit one way, but it’s very much a 50/50 issue,” he continued. “It’s something I can do, but a lot of people like it one way. A lot of people like it the other way. It’s very even. And usually, I find when that’s the case, what else do we have to do?”
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So, there you have it, folks. Judging from his answer, this is ONE thing that looks like it won’t change.
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Frankly, I’ll take this moment to come out and say THANK GOD. As a morning person, I’d much rather have the morning light than the evening! Sorry!
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