Trump Signs Executive Order Making English the Official Language of the United States

The United States has always been a land defined by shared values. Our founding documents established principles of liberty and justice that have guided generations. Citizens from diverse backgrounds have united around these ideals, creating the strongest nation on earth.

Americans have overcome countless challenges by working together toward common goals. This unity requires effective communication and mutual understanding—something that’s becoming increasingly rare in our divided times, wouldn’t you say?

For nearly 250 years, our nation has operated without an official language. That changed today.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday making English the official language of the United States for the first time in American history. The order rescinds a mandate issued by former President Bill Clinton in 2000 that required federal agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.

Fox News reported: “The order is intended to celebrate multilingual Americans who have learned English and passed it down to their family members, while also ’empowering immigrants’ to reach the American dream via a common language.”

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