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From the Wall Street Journal: President Trump is planning to sign an executive order that would for the first time make English the official language of the U.S., according to White House officials.
In its nearly 250-year history, the U.S. has never had a national language at the federal level. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the U.S., the byproduct of the country’s long history of taking in immigrants from around the world.
The executive order would rescind a federal mandate issued by former President Bill Clinton that agencies and other recipients of federal funding are required to provide language assistance to non-English speakers, the officials said.
Agencies will still be able to provide documents and services in languages other than English, according to a White House summary of the order viewed by The Wall Street Journal. The summary of the order said the goal of making English the national language is to promote unity, establish efficiency in the government and provide a pathway to civic engagement.
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) reacted to the news, writing, “Excellent. This is long, long overdue. America is not just an abstract “idea.” It is a nation and a people, with our own distinct history, heritage, culture and language. In this country, we speak English. It’s about time our laws reflected that.”
Excellent. This is long, long overdue.
America is not just an abstract “idea.” It is a nation and a people, with our own distinct history, heritage, culture and language.
In this country, we speak English.
It’s about time our laws reflected that. pic.twitter.com/pzQjNQ7afj
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) February 28, 2025
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk commented, “Fun fact: English is an official language in India, Pakistan, and the Philippines but not America, until today.”
Fun fact: English is an official language in India, Pakistan, and the Philippines but not America, until today.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 28, 2025
Polling conducted by me and many others over the years shows this will be very popular
Trump to Sign Executive Order Making English Official U.S. Language https://t.co/FvytbjaLLg
— Scott Rasmussen (@ScottWRasmussen) February 28, 2025
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