Donald Trump really misses the days of aerosol hairspray
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Some things are just more important than the ozone layer — Donald Trump's hair, for one. At least that's the way he seems to see it according to a speech he gave on Wednesday, in which he lamented a 1990s law that phased out the use of aerosol hairsprays due to the damage the products do to the ozone, The New York Times reports.
"They don't want me to use hairspray, they want me to use the pump," Trump said, blaming the regulations on President Obama although they actually stem from a 1987 protocol signed by then-Vice President George H. W. Bush.
Trump went on to explain to the audience that the pumps make hair products "come out in big globs" and that it gets "stuck in your hair and you say, 'Oh my God, I've got to take a shower again, my hair is all screwed up.'" Watch below. Jeva Lange
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
