President Donald Trump has recently addressed the topic of daylight saving time (DST). In December 2024, he announced that the Republican Party would work to eliminate DST, describing it as “inconvenient” and “very costly to our nation.”
However, as of March 2025, he acknowledged that public opinion is divided on the issue, stating that when something is as “50-50” as daylight saving time, it’s “hard to get excited about” changing it.
The legislative effort to address DST includes the Sunshine Protection Act, initially introduced in 2018 by Senator Marco Rubio. The act aims to make DST permanent nationwide. While the Senate unanimously passed the bill in March 2022, it stalled in the House of Representatives and has not been enacted into law.
Public opinion on this matter varies. A January 2025 poll by Beacon Research/Fox News indicated that 62% of registered voters favored ending the time changes associated with DST, while 33% opposed such a move.
Given the divided opinions and the current legislative impasse, no immediate changes to daylight saving time practices are expected. Therefore, Americans should prepare to move their clocks forward on March 9, 2025, as DST remains in effect for this year.