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This move, he believes, will eliminate the inconvenience and financial burden that DST imposes on the nation. "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldnt! Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation," Trump stated on TruthSocial.

As reported by NBC News, this proposal has been supported by two of Trump's top advisers, tech titan Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. Both have been appointed to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency and have previously expressed their desire to do away with time changes. Musk, in a post last month, stated, "Looks like the people want to abolish the annoying time changes!" Ramaswamy echoed this sentiment, noting, "Its inefficient & easy to change."

However, not everyone within Trump's circle shares this viewpoint. Donald Trump Jr., the president-elect's son, responded to Musk's post with a differing opinion. "Leave it daylight savings time always," Trump Jr. wrote, using several "100" emojis to emphasize his agreement with Musk. This stance aligns with a Senate bill passed in 2022, which aimed to make DST permanent from the following year.

The bill, which was co-sponsored by a bipartisan group of senators, including Sens. James Lankford, R-Okla., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Rick Scott, R-Fla., Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., stalled in the House. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who Trump plans to nominate as his next Secretary of State, backed the proposal again in 2023. If Rubio is confirmed, Lara Trump, the president-elect's daughter-in-law, is considered a potential replacement.

The Trump campaign has yet to clarify whether Trump's intention is to eliminate DST or make it permanent. DST, which was introduced in the U.S. in 1918 as an energy-saving measure during World War I, is not observed in certain parts of the country, including Hawaii and some areas of Arizona. This divergence in practice further underscores the complexity and controversy surrounding DST. As the nation awaits the final decision, it is clear that the future of DST remains a contentious issue.