Trump Signs Order Making English the Official Language of US

According to the White House, 180 other nations already have an official language in place.
Trump Signs Order Making English the Official Language of US
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Aaron Gifford
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 1 declaring English as the official language of the United States.

The order, unique to the nation’s 250-year history, stated that, “From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language,” and that all the nation’s historic governing documents have been written in English.

Aaron Gifford
Aaron Gifford
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Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.