U.S. President Donald Trump has not signed an executive order banning Pride Month, contrary to posts on social media.
Since his inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump has signed dozens of executive orders.
A Jan. 24 X post, opens new tab with over 1.5 million views said, “BREAKING: Trump just signed an EO banning gay pride month. This is the way. Veterans only get one day.”
On Jan. 27, he signed orders eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the military and reinstating military members forced out by vaccine mandates.
However, as of Jan. 31, Trump had not signed an order banning Pride Month. No such order can be found under the Presidential Actions, opens new tab section on the White House website.
No news outlets have reported any such order.
The White House declined to comment.
VERDICT
False. President Donald Trump had not signed an executive order banning Pride Month, as of Jan. 31.
This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.
