The American Academy of Sleep Medicine supports permanent standard time.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowAug 5, 2026
Multiple reliable sources, including the AASM's own position statements (2020 and 2023) and PolitiFact's 2026 coverage, state that the American Academy of Sleep Medicine supports permanent standard time as the option that best aligns with human circadian biology.
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… Thank you so much for having me. Yes, absolutely. So, Trump, President Trump, wants permanent daylight savings time. Blake wants permanent standard time. What is the right answer? I mean, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and every single circadian scientist that I have ever spoken with is on the time of permanent standard time. That's the one that aligns with our biological clock. We have mountains of evidence to show how important it is for anxiety, depression, obesity, heart health. …
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Supports. The AASM's 2020 position statement says seasonal time changes should be abolished in favor of a fixed, year-round standard time that best aligns with human circadian biology.[4]
Supports. The AASM's 2023 updated position statement explicitly supports replacing daylight saving time with permanent standard time, per its press release.[5]
Supports. PolitiFact (July 2026) reports that the American Medical Association, the AASM and the National Sleep Foundation agree permanent standard time would be best for national health.[1]
Supports. AP (July 2026) lists the AASM among proponents of a single time, and FactCheck.org (June 2026) reports the AASM prefers permanent standard time.[2][3]
Context. The sources do not address the post's broader claim that every circadian scientist the speaker has spoken with agrees; this generalization is not checked and does not change the AASM verdict.
Sources
5 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Why sleep experts say permanent daylight saving time is a ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Will America embrace permanent daylight saving time this time?apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Trump's Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanentfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 4Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep ... - PMCpmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5New position statement supports permanent standard timeaasm.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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