Trump approves jet shower decree: "I have to take care of my beautiful hair."

Donald Trump is working to fulfill the promises he made during the election campaign. Although during his congressional campaign, the points of his candidacy that received the most attention were those referring to immigration, the weakening of the social assistance system, and the tariff-based economic policy, he also made others that went more unnoticed by the press. At various rallies, the Republican had complained about the low water pressure reaching some New York skyscrapers and promised that during his term he would end the regulation he considers responsible.

This Wednesday, the President of the United States signed an executive order allowing Americans to shower with good water pressure. The new legislation replaces "the extremely complicated federal regulation that redefined the term showerhead under the Obama and Biden administrations," Trump explained from the Oval Office of the White House in a meeting that grabbed headlines for its audacity.

In fact, to justify the implementation of the law, he cited his own experience as an example: "I'd like to be able to take a good shower; I have to take care of my beautiful hair." Speaking to the press and in front of the already written decree, he continued to vent. "It takes me 15 minutes to get [my hair] wet. Drop, drop, drop, drop. Ridiculous. What you're doing is ending up washing your hands for five times as long to get the same amount of water. We'll free up water so people can live," he concluded with a smile.

Trump was referring to the policy implemented by Barack Obama with the intention of reducing American water consumption. "[Trump's] executive order frees Americans from excessive regulation that turned a basic household item into a bureaucratic nightmare. Shower heads will no longer be weak and useless," he emphasized after re-implementing the 1992 legislation, which allows for a 5-liter flow of water per shower (an increase of 5 liters).

The war against the Democrats' policies

Obama amended the 1992 legislation and limited shower water pressure, establishing a maximum of 95 liters per minute. Furthermore, the Democratic president clarified that this water intensity refers to each shower and not to the different water outlets that some shower columns or showerheads with different jets may have. This measure was repealed during Trump's first term and re-approved during Biden's term.

Despite the measure, in 2015, during Obama's term, Americans consumed an average of 310 liters of water per person per day at home, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This figure is significantly higher than water consumption in other countries around the world, such as European household water consumption, which is 144 liters per person per day, as reported by the European Environment Agency.