The Spanish-language page returns a ‘404 page not found’ message.
After President Donald Trump re-took office earlier this week, the Spanish-language version of the White House website appeared to have been taken down.
The
page, it returns an error that reads, “404 page not found,” and it includes a button to redirect users back to the home page. Initially, the return button said, “Go home,” but it was changed to “Go to home page” later in the week.
The Epoch Times contacted the White House press office for comment on Wednesday but did not receive a response by publication time.
Asked about the changes, White House principal deputy press secretary Harrison Fields responded on Tuesday that the administration is “committed to bringing back online the Spanish translation section of the website.”
“It’s day two. We are in the process of developing, editing, and tweaking the White House website. As part of this ongoing work, some of the archived content on the website went dormant. We are committed to reloading that content in a short timeline,” he said.
Trump removed the Spanish version of the page in 2017. At that time, White House officials said they would reinstate it. President Joe Biden reinstated the page in 2021.
An archived
version of the web page included messaging in Spanish about the Biden administration. “One presidency for all, one country for all Americans, one future for all Americans,” the page said, according to a translation from Spanish to English.
The Spanish profile of the White House’s X social media account, @LaCasaBlanca, also appeared to be taken down after Trump took over. “This account doesn’t exist,” the X page
reads.
However, the archived
versions of
posts made by Biden’s Spanish language account were still online.
Aside from the Spanish pages, a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website on reproductive health and abortions was taken down after Trump took office on Monday, or Inauguration Day. The website returned a message stating that “this site can’t be reached” and included an error message, according to an Epoch Times review.
The
website, which was launched in 2022 under the Biden administration, was part of a public awareness campaign launched at the time. It included messaging in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June 2022 to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that had legalized abortion in the United States.
“Reproductive health care, including access to birth control and safe and legal abortion care, is an essential part of your health and well-being,” reads a
statement from a Jan. 15 version of the website, which was archived. “While Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion remains legal in many states, and other reproductive health care services remain protected by law.”
A separate Department of Justice
page, which is still online as of Wednesday, included details and a link to the now-disbanded HHS site.
Soon after Trump and Vice President JD Vance were sworn into office, the White House website changed its layout and imagery to reflect that the two took office. Initially, it
included a campaign-style video with Trump and Vance, as well as images of American iconography, but it now includes a photo of Trump pointing and smiling, as well as information about his staff and agenda.
In his first several days in office, Trump issued a number of executive orders on immigration, border security, energy, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-related policies, among many others.
During his inaugural address, Trump was critical of the Biden administration and described it as a period of decline for the United States, signaling that he would undo large portions of Biden’s mandate.
“From this moment on, America’s decline is over,” he said. “Our liberties and our nation’s glorious destiny will no longer be denied, and we will immediately restore the integrity, competency, and loyalty of America’s government.”
The United States does not have an official language, although English is the most widely spoken one,
according to a government information website. Some states have designated English as their official language. Spanish and English are the official
languages in Puerto Rico, a U.S.-controlled commonwealth.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
