Trump wants to end daylight saving time: We’ve tried before — here’s what happened

(NEXSTAR) — Days before President-elect Donald Trump secured a second term in office, the majority of the U.S. saw daylight saving time come to an end, thrusting us into the winter tradition of early sunsets. Now, Trump is taking aim at the bi-annual custom.

In a recent post to Truth Social, Trump said Republicans will push to eliminate the “inconvenient” and “costly” practice. This comes after the leaders of the new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE), Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, called to abolish daylight saving time.