Trump signs executive order making English official US language

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring English the official language of the United States of America.

This order marks the first time a language has been declared the national language of America in the country's history.

In a fact sheet provided to ABC News, the White House expanded on the thinking behind the order.

“Establishing English as the official language promotes unity, establishes efficiency in government operations, and creates a pathway for civic engagement,” said the White House.

The order would also rescind a mandate that was previously in place requiring language assistance to be provided at agencies and at any other federal funding recipients.

The mandate was put in place during the Clinton-era.

Congress has long been attempting to move forward with declaring English the official language.

Many lawmakers have been working for decades to make this happen, but no past efforts have ever been successful.

Many assumed Trump would move forward with the order because he has taken down the Spanish version of the White House website and also his past comments about “languages coming into our country” that not “one instructor in our entire nation” can speak.

“These are languages -- it’s the craziest thing -- they have languages that nobody in this country has ever heard of,” Trump added at the time.

While there has been some push back from speakers of other languages residing in America, many are unaware of the fact that more than 30 states have already quietly declared English their official language.

Statistics also show English speakers are growing at a rapid rate in our country.

In 2019, a Census Bureau reported that those speaking English at home in America has almost tripled since 1980, going from 23.1 million to 67.8 million.

In general, English speakers have increased from 187.2 million to 241 million.