Trump to make English official language of US in new executive order

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order making English the nation's official language, Fox News Digital confirmed.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Trump previously had previewed potentially officiating English as the nation's language, including in 2024 as he railed against the Biden administration's immigration policies.  

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"We have languages coming into our country. We don’t have one instructor in our entire nation that can speak that language," Trump said while speaking before the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2024. "These are languages—it’s the craziest thing—they have languages that nobody in this country has ever heard of. It’s a very horrible thing." 

Donald Trump waves to supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)

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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, Fox Digital learned. 

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