All posts tagged "English"

MAGA Republicans are losing their minds over an innocent social media post that includes a Spanish translation, according to The Daily Beast.

The House Republicans' X post claimed, "House Republicans believe in every American’s potential to thrive by embracing the power of work," and below that, the message was translated into Spanish.

"Some outraged conservatives questioned whether the House GOP account had been hacked, and demanded that whoever posted it to be fired," the Beast reported. "Others recalled President Donald Trump‘s March executive order that designated English as the official language of the United States."...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order at 5 p.m. Monday requiring commercial truck drivers in the United States to speak English, "America's official language," according to his spokeswoman

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt tweeted a link to a Breitbart article on Monday morning.

A document reviewed by Breitbart said, "President Trump believes that English is a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers, as they should be able to read and understand traffic signs, communicate with traffic safety officers, border patrol, agricultural checkpoints, and cargo weight-limit station personnel, and provide and receive feedback and directions in English."...

Various groups joined a candle-lighting protest to call for justice for the killing of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid. Source: Facebook post of Bulatlat, an independent news website, used with permission, Veteran journalist Percy Lapid, whose real name is Percival Mabasa, was killed by two unidentified persons on October 3 in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. He is the second journalist killed under the government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which came to power in July. Lapid was a radio commentator through his show “Lapid Fire” which aired daily on DWBL station and broadcast live on......