President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the White House.
The order will allow government agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in language other than English, according to a fact sheet about the impending order.
Designating English as the national language “promotes unity, establishes efficiency in government operations, and creates a pathway for civic engagement,” according to the White House.
Within hours of Trump’s inauguration last month, the new administration took down the Spanish language version of the official White House website.
Hispanic advocacy groups and others expressed confusion and frustration at the change. The White House said at the time it was committed to bringing the Spanish language version of the website back online. As of Friday, it was still not restored.
Id have thought he would choose a language he had a better grasp of
What, Russian?
What about the damn grocery store prices?
They are already in English
Here’s for hoping he finally learns how to speak it.
A la mierda con eso. Hablaré exclusivamente en Español como protesta.
Unfortunately, I think this will catch on as well as today’s protest 🥲
A symbolic move catering to the English-only movement; unity claim feels overstated.
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I’m confused I thought it already was.
I’ve never fact checked this but IIRC my highschool civics teacher said something like the US made a point not to have an official language
Here’s a current screenshot from USA.gov.
Trump’s greatest accomplishment, surpassing the DuoLingo owl in being the most annoying thing to make me want to learn Spanish. Pendejo.
So the founding fathers chose to NOT have an official language, and orange muffin boy thinks he’s smarter then the founding fathers?
What an idiot
I always thought it was just taken as granted rather than an intentional decision, but I never looked into it. That said, the founders got a whole bunch of shit very wrong, so there’s that.
Maybe don’t put slavers and murderers in a pedestal to behind with? Actually, never mind, I’m sure your founding fathers would be proud of Trump.
Sure they were products of the time period. You had to own land at least to have any kind of power back in the day. They were not perfect but they did have a vision of a government that could work without traditional kings.
They would be pissed about Trump trying to overrun the other branches. I’n the end, they wouldn’t give a fuck about slaves. As long as their land was worked and they survived. They wouldn’t have cared.
English? Sounds too foreign to me.
Why not call the official language American?
And even American was from that Italian Amerigo. Why not call the official language Magaian or Trumpish…?
/s … if needed.
Plains sign language, the first language to be a unifying language of differing people in this area.
Or asl which is the only colonial language to be American
King Krasnov’s English, to ensure it’s differentiated from Queen’s English our friends speak across the pond.
Please no one show Trump this joke… after the Gulf of America shit I’m half convinced he’d actually do it.
Excuse me you mean Murican!?
M’rican
Yeah it’s kinda surprising actually, saying that the official language is Murican is way more up his alley.
Glad this dipshit is focusing on the important things.
I was really getting concerned about the Gulf of Mexico being named the Gulf of Mexico. And the 10 trans people that serve in the military. Those things were really weighing on my mind.
As long as you don’t remember that the transwomen who are being put into a men’s prison. Nope. Nothing to see here.
If there is a white supremacy angle, they’re obviously taking it.
SMDH at the improved performance Donnie diaper had with Hispanics this cycle, the leopards feasting.
… creates a pathway for civic engagement
Literally the opposite. Love the doublespeak.
This has no practical effect other than virtue signaling to xenophobic racists. It’s called a dog-whistle.
Government agencies no longer providing forms or information in any language but English will definitely have a practical effect and harm.
It’s all vice signalling
More like a dog klaxon.
Eway ouldshay artstay eakingspay igpay atenlay ustjay otay itespay isthay ocksuckersay!
Socksucker?
Igpay atenlay siyay ardhay otay itewray.
I understand about half of that. I never learned pig Latin as a kid, unfortunately
First letter to the back. Then add ay.
I. Iay.
Smell. Mellsay.
Cookies. Ookiescay.
“Smell” would be “ellsmay,” as the first consonant group is what’s moved.
And that is how Pig Latin dialects were born. Pretty soon the Piggie tribes will be at war with each other.
Ah. Yes, thinking about it like you say it makes way more sense. Thanks.
If only my fellow elementary students could explain things as well as you…
Oxford or Webster’s dictionary?
Caimfordster’s just to get a good mix of things.
