Ayobamiji Komolafe 
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 18: U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on expanding access to IVF at his Mar-a-Lago resort on February 18, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Later today Fox News will air a joint interview between President Trump and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
The 47th President of the United States (US), Donald Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the US, a first in the nation’s history.
Saturday Telegraph reports that Trump’s latest order revokes a 2000 mandate by former President Bill Clinton that required federal agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.
While the new directive does not mandate changes in services, it allows agency heads to decide on the provision of non-English language services.
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President Trump emphasized that establishing a national language promotes unity and fosters a shared American culture.
This move aligns the United States with the majority of countries worldwide that have an official language.
