Trump’s shower moment: US bathroom fixtures don’t work to his liking – and his hair ‘has to be perfect’
- US President Donald Trump wants to ease showerhead rules to let more water flow
- Water pressure a pet peeve of Trump who complains he isn’t getting wet enough
The US government proposed rule changes on Wednesday that would allow shower heads to boost water pressure, after President Donald Trump repeatedly complained that bathroom fixtures do not work to his liking.
The Department of Energy plan followed comments from Trump last month a White House event on rolling back regulations. He said he believed water does not come out fast enough from fixtures.
“So what do you do? You just stand there longer or you take a shower longer? Because my hair – I don’t know about you, but it has to be perfect.”
Last December, Trump said environmental regulators were looking at sinks, taps and toilets to revise rules meant to conserve water and fuel that heats it.
“People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once,” Trump told a meeting of small business leaders at the White House.
Consumer groups decried the plan, saying current rules saved consumers money by conserving water and fuel.