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Trump plans to sign executive order making English the official language of the U.S.

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Summary
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69% Informative

English is already the most commonly used language in the country.

The U.S. has never had an official language at the federal level.

Republican members of Congress have tried unsuccessfully to pass legislation declaring English the official language.

On the campaign trail last year , Mr. Trump decried other languages coming into the United States .

VR Score

72

Informative language

69

Neutral language

56

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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