Amidst President Donald Trump’s attempts to restore domestic manufacturing to the U.S. with his controversial tariffs, he took the time on Wednesday to fight for Americans’ small personal freedoms with an executive order ending the war on showers.
“In my case, I like to take a nice shower to take care of my beautiful hair. I have to stand under the shower for 15 minutes till it gets wet. It comes out drip, drip, drip, it’s ridiculous,” explained President Trump while signing the order in front of press.
“We’re going to open it up so people can live, and we’re going to hopefully have Congress approve it so it’s memorialized,” he added. “Anytime you see a new faucet, you know it’s going to be a long, it’s going to be a long wash of the hands.”
During his press conference, Trump promised that he would work to get this, and other small quality of life improvements, such as his deregulation of plastic straws, codified in Congress.
The order repeals an unreasonably long, 13,000-word definition of “shower-head” and imposes water flow regulations on showers.
“To the extent any definition is necessary for this common piece of hardware, the Oxford English Dictionary defines “shower-head” in one short sentence,” said the order.
According to Trump, repealing that definition will also remove burdensome water regulations for toilets, washing machines, and other appliances.
Federal standards promulgated in 1992 limit shower-head flow to just 2.5 gallons per minute. During his first term, Trump tried to limit the effect of those regulations, but President Joe Biden quickly undid Trump’s efforts.
Democrats have long sought to impose burdensome and often costly limits on what appliances Americans can buy, citing energy or water conservation, and have imposed other regulations such as bans on plastic straws and grocery bags.
Along with drastically altering the global economy, Trump has focused some of his efforts on deregulating for the sake of everyday Americans.
Way to go Mr. President !!
If the truth be known, I have been removing the water restrictors from our shower heads before installation anyway. It’s generally a 3 minute fix, at least in the brand we use.
We also always use 6-7 squares of TP too Vs the 1 or 2 that the “BEAUTIFUL” people PROFESS they use. To make up for it all I have refrained from using my private jet for a few years now, you know, like the one Rochelle Johnson frequently uses.
A home use toilet paper dispenser that only allows one square at a time would be something democrats could get behind . Saving paper and saving trees sounds so virtuous .
Rochelle probably has a gold plated bidet out on the island . I really do hate everything about Rochel.. Her daughter Hanna , who is a Maine democrat rising star, is even worse . Like mother like daughter .
On a serious note, a lot of well systems don’t have the pressure that city water does.
This has long been a major annoyance. Mostly at hotels (I still have black market shower heads at home) showers are like garden misters; emitting a misty fog rather than clear, cleansing water. Toilets have become collectibles – traditional toilets have been off the market for years.
Maybe we could go back to leaves and moss for wiping your ass. Just think of the trees that would be saves.