White House Website Now English-Only, Trump Administration Removes Spanish Language Content

The official White House website has English-only content. It was observed that all Spanish language content was removed, which was initially posted during Obama’s presidency. The Trump administration quickly changed things up, eliminating any Spanish-related content on the website.

According to Fox News, WhiteHouse.gov is now English-only, a seeming indication of President Trump’s strong position on citizens assimilating themselves in America. Anyone who clicks on the White House link for Spanish content will see a 404 error message that reads, “Sorry, the page you’re looking for can’t be found.”

In the months following President Obama’s swearing in back in 2009, the Spanish White House page was created. There was also a blog that addressed issues those in the Hispanic community cared about. On January 20, it was removed.

People wanting to view the Spanish version of the White House website can still read it at ObamaWhiteHouse.gov. A library of content related to Obama’s presidency and other resources are available.

The Trump administration has reportedly ordered more Spanish content be removed, such as @LaCasaBlanca account on Twitter and La Casa Blanca Facebook page.

Why does the White House website have English-only content? Is this because it falls in line with Trump’s opposition to the widespread use of Spanish in the United States?

According to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, the website may have Spanish content in the near future. There are changes being made since the Trump administration took over and some issues are getting ironed out by the technology team, according to the Los Angeles Times.

President Trump made numerous statements in 2015 regarding his feelings about the Spanish language in the United States. He even criticized former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, one of his rivals in the Republican presidential race. Bush is fluent in Spanish and Trump said he should “set an example and speak English while in the United States.”

Trump made a point to say in the September 2015 debate that English is the main language of the United States.

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