Politics
New Trump order ‘Makes Showers Great Again’
Published UpdatedBy Cole Lauterbach (Managing Editor)
- President Donald Trump has brought back an order he signed in his first term in the Oval Office. The measure will allow for greater water pressure in household appliances, namely showerheads.
- Former President Joe Biden rescinded Trump’s rule, restoring regulations to their levels during former President Barack Obama’s tenure.
- “Low-flow” showerheads have become a contentious topic, as highlighted in an episode of Seinfeld.
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President Donald Trump’s latest executive order will give showers more power.
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Bias Summary
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order to repeal water flow restrictions on showerheads, claiming these rules hinder his ability to wash his hair effectively.
- The order calls for the rescinding of standards for dishwashers, toilets and other appliances imposed by previous administrations.
- According to the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, the Biden-era standards were designed to conserve water and protect the environment.
- Trump criticized the previous regulations as overly complicated, claiming they turned household items into bureaucratic nightmares.
- President Trump signed an executive order to loosen water flow restrictions on showerheads and appliances.
- Trump aimed to reverse water conservation standards established under previous Democratic administrations.
- The order targets rules limiting water flow in showerheads, dishwashers, and other appliances.
- Trump stated the previous regulations caused longer shower times and said, "I like to take care of my beautiful hair."
- Critics called the order a gimmick and predicted minimal impact on showerhead manufacturing.
- President Donald Trump signed executive actions to deregulate industries, affecting items like showerheads and dishwashers.
- One action reverses water-pressure regulations by reinstating a 2.5-gallons-per-minute standard from the 1992 energy law.
- Trump's executive order requires a one-year expiration date on existing energy regulations and a five-year date for new ones unless deregulatory.
- Andrew deLaski criticized the order, calling it a gimmick and stating that consumer reviews show current showerheads already provide satisfactory performance.
Bias Comparison
Media outlets on the left
frame Trump’s reversal of showerhead regulations as a frivolous act fueled by vanity, using loaded terms like “escalates feud” and sarcastically quoting “My beautiful hair!” to highlight perceived self-interest.
Media outlets on the right
champion the move as ending a “war on relaxing showers,” celebrating the return of “high flow” and deregulation, and decrying the previous rules as “dumb.
Media outlets in the center
took a more neutral tone, framing it as an administrative action.
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The new order undoes a reversal of an order from Trump’s first term at the hands of former President Joe Biden. Under Biden’s order, regulations from 2013 were restored that require an entire shower to fall under a limitation of 2.5 gallons of water flow per minute. Trump changed that in his first term to limit the regulation to the showerhead.
Trump has long complained about the limitation, saying he would have to stay in the shower longer. His order stresses that consumers should be able to choose what type of showerhead they have in their homes.
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“You don’t get water. It’s ridiculous,” Trump said Wednesday. “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 fifteen minutes until it gets wet.”
The change is effective 30 days after the notice.
What’s the history behind it?
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, showering is one of the most water-consuming activities in the home. An average household uses 40 gallons of water showering per day.
Low-flow showerheads became commonplace in the 1990s and were the topic of an episode of Seinfeld, in which the characters had the limiting showerheads installed and struggled to get the shampoo out of their hair.
The 2013 rule executed by former President Barack Obama updated the original 1994 regulations to address showers with multiple nozzles.
President Donald Trump’s latest executive order will give showers more power.
Media Landscape
See how news outlets across the political spectrum are covering this story. Learn more
Left 18%
Center 62%
Right 19%
Bias Summary
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order to repeal water flow restrictions on showerheads, claiming these rules hinder his ability to wash his hair effectively.
- The order calls for the rescinding of standards for dishwashers, toilets and other appliances imposed by previous administrations.
- According to the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, the Biden-era standards were designed to conserve water and protect the environment.
- Trump criticized the previous regulations as overly complicated, claiming they turned household items into bureaucratic nightmares.
- President Trump signed an executive order to loosen water flow restrictions on showerheads and appliances.
- Trump aimed to reverse water conservation standards established under previous Democratic administrations.
- The order targets rules limiting water flow in showerheads, dishwashers, and other appliances.
- Trump stated the previous regulations caused longer shower times and said, "I like to take care of my beautiful hair."
- Critics called the order a gimmick and predicted minimal impact on showerhead manufacturing.
- President Donald Trump signed executive actions to deregulate industries, affecting items like showerheads and dishwashers.
- One action reverses water-pressure regulations by reinstating a 2.5-gallons-per-minute standard from the 1992 energy law.
- Trump's executive order requires a one-year expiration date on existing energy regulations and a five-year date for new ones unless deregulatory.
- Andrew deLaski criticized the order, calling it a gimmick and stating that consumer reviews show current showerheads already provide satisfactory performance.
Bias Comparison
Media outlets on the left
frame Trump’s reversal of showerhead regulations as a frivolous act fueled by vanity, using loaded terms like “escalates feud” and sarcastically quoting “My beautiful hair!” to highlight perceived self-interest.
Media outlets on the right
champion the move as ending a “war on relaxing showers,” celebrating the return of “high flow” and deregulation, and decrying the previous rules as “dumb.
Media outlets in the center
took a more neutral tone, framing it as an administrative action.
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108 other sources covering this story
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108
Leaning Left
15
Center
52
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16
Last Updated
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The new order undoes a reversal of an order from Trump’s first term at the hands of former President Joe Biden. Under Biden’s order, regulations from 2013 were restored that require an entire shower to fall under a limitation of 2.5 gallons of water flow per minute. Trump changed that in his first term to limit the regulation to the showerhead.
Trump has long complained about the limitation, saying he would have to stay in the shower longer. His order stresses that consumers should be able to choose what type of showerhead they have in their homes.
“You don’t get water. It’s ridiculous,” Trump said Wednesday. “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 fifteen minutes until it gets wet.”
The change is effective 30 days after the notice.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, showering is one of the most water-consuming activities in the home. An average household uses 40 gallons of water showering per day.
Low-flow showerheads became commonplace in the 1990s and were the topic of an episode of Seinfeld, in which the characters had the limiting showerheads installed and struggled to get the shampoo out of their hair.
The 2013 rule executed by former President Barack Obama updated the original 1994 regulations to address showers with multiple nozzles.
Media Landscape
See how news outlets across the political spectrum are covering this story. Learn more
Left 18%
Center 62%
Right 19%
Bias Summary
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order to repeal water flow restrictions on showerheads, claiming these rules hinder his ability to wash his hair effectively.
- The order calls for the rescinding of standards for dishwashers, toilets and other appliances imposed by previous administrations.
- According to the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, the Biden-era standards were designed to conserve water and protect the environment.
- Trump criticized the previous regulations as overly complicated, claiming they turned household items into bureaucratic nightmares.
- President Trump signed an executive order to loosen water flow restrictions on showerheads and appliances.
- Trump aimed to reverse water conservation standards established under previous Democratic administrations.
- The order targets rules limiting water flow in showerheads, dishwashers, and other appliances.
- Trump stated the previous regulations caused longer shower times and said, "I like to take care of my beautiful hair."
- Critics called the order a gimmick and predicted minimal impact on showerhead manufacturing.
- President Donald Trump signed executive actions to deregulate industries, affecting items like showerheads and dishwashers.
- One action reverses water-pressure regulations by reinstating a 2.5-gallons-per-minute standard from the 1992 energy law.
- Trump's executive order requires a one-year expiration date on existing energy regulations and a five-year date for new ones unless deregulatory.
- Andrew deLaski criticized the order, calling it a gimmick and stating that consumer reviews show current showerheads already provide satisfactory performance.
Bias Comparison
Media outlets on the left
frame Trump’s reversal of showerhead regulations as a frivolous act fueled by vanity, using loaded terms like “escalates feud” and sarcastically quoting “My beautiful hair!” to highlight perceived self-interest.
Media outlets on the right
champion the move as ending a “war on relaxing showers,” celebrating the return of “high flow” and deregulation, and decrying the previous rules as “dumb.
Media outlets in the center
took a more neutral tone, framing it as an administrative action.
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Leaning Left
15
Center
52
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16
Last Updated
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