President Trump’s executive order puts his “America first” stamp onto the nation’s speech. President Trump’s executive order making English the official language of the United States reached into history to argue its case, noting that the country’s founding documents were written in English.

It rescinds a federal mandate that requires agencies and other recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers.

President Donald Trump designated English as the official U.S. language in a March 1 executive order that repealed former President Bill Clinton’s executive action aiding individuals who are limited in their English proficiency.