Following the Republican Party’s shellacking in the midterm elections on Tuesday, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to rage about the fact that the Senate had yet to take up legislation to end daylight saving time.
“Too bad the Senate has not yet approved the Sunshine Protection Act or, the I Don’t Want to Change My Clocks Anymore Act. It’s so dark outside, so early (Sunset was 5:06 P.M., and it was dark by 5:31 P.M. — Isn’t that ridiculous?),” Trump wrote.
“We have far bigger priorities, but I will keep fighting for this!” he added.
Trump also noted that he didn’t raise the issue more publicly before the midterms because he believed it would hurt senators running for reelection. Clearly, that strategy did not work as nearly every candidate handpicked by the president lost their respective race.
Trump notably backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) despite the former’s numerous scandals. Paxton was handily defeated on Tuesday by James Talarico, the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Texas since 1988.
Other Trump-backed Republicans defeated on Tuesday included Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), among others.