WASHINGTON, March 1: President Trump is set to sign an executive order making English the official language of the United States for the first time in the country’s history, The Post has confirmed.

This executive order will establish English as the first federal official language, overturning a directive from former President Bill Clinton that required federal agencies to provide language materials for non-English speakers.

Under this new mandate, agencies and organizations receiving government funding will no longer be required to provide assistance in languages other than English.

“We speak English in this country, not Spanish,” Trump famously stated during a presidential debate in 2015. He echoed a similar sentiment during his 2024 campaign, saying, “We have languages coming into our country. We don’t have one instructor in our entire nation that can speak that language.” He further remarked, “These are languages that nobody in this country has ever heard of. It’s a very horrible thing.”

English is already the most widely spoken language in the US, and 32 states have officially declared it as their official language. For decades, US lawmakers have introduced bills seeking to make English the country’s official language, but none have successfully reached the president’s desk.

The latest legislative push came from Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), who emigrated from Colombia and became a US citizen at the age of 18. He proposed a bill that would go beyond Trump’s executive order, mandating that all US government functions be conducted in English. Additionally, it would require applicants for US citizenship to demonstrate proficiency in the language.