Trump to Sign Executive Order Making English the Official Language of the U.S

Trump to Sign Executive Order Making English the Official Language of the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order that will designate English as the official language of the United States. This significant move, reported by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by a White House official, marks the first time the U.S. will have an official language at the federal level.

The executive order will rescind a Clinton-era mandate requiring federal agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide extensive language assistance to non-English speakers. Under the new directive, agencies will have the discretion to determine how and when to offer services in languages other than English, as outlined in a fact sheet shared with ABC News.

The White House is defending the decision, emphasizing that while numerous languages are spoken across the country, English remains the most widely used.