A Republican brouhaha is emerging after President-elect Trump called to eliminate daylight saving time, setting up battle lines between prominent GOP lawmakers in their hopes to lock the clock.

Trump waded into the longtime sore subject Friday, surprising — and perplexing — some lawmakers.

Each side — those in favor of permanent standard time, which means having more light earlier in the day, versus those who want year-round daylight saving time and more light in the evenings — insists that Trump is in their camp.

“I’m confused,” said Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.), a major proponent of the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent but allow states to opt in to standard time. “I think he just doesn’t want the clocks to go back and forth.”

Trump pledged on social media Friday that “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t,” adding that daylight saving time is “inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.”

Daylight saving time is observed for the bulk of the year, from March to November.

Steube said he has not been able to talk to Trump but noted past instances in which he voiced support for making daylight saving time, not standard time, the year-round standard.

“I would imagine he supports Florida’s position,” Steube said of Trump.

Florida in 2018 adopted legislation for year-round daylight saving time, which means the sun rises later in the morning and daylight lasts longer in the evening. But congressional approval is required to allow Florida to observe daylight saving time year-round. The Uniform Time Act only........

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