Secretary of State Antony Blinken was roasted online for condemning Russia for convicting opposition leader Aleksey Navalny on “politically motivated charges” while his own government is prosecuting the Biden administration’s leading opponent, President Donald Trump.

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Navalny was given an additional 19-year sentence on Friday for promoting “extremism.” Navalny was already serving a 9-year term for parole violations, fraud, and contempt of court, reported CBS News.

Blinken posted on Friday, “The United States strongly condemns Russia’s conviction of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny on politically motivated charges. The Kremlin cannot silence the truth. Navalny should be released.”

The United States strongly condemns Russia’s conviction of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny on politically motivated charges. The Kremlin cannot silence the truth. Navalny should be released.

— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) August 4, 2023

The Biden administration is trying to put Trump in prison for the rest of his life on politically motivated charges, as are Democrat state and local prosecutors in New York and Georgia.

Donald Trump Jr. scorched Blinken, “Exactly ZERO self awareness!!! You really ceded the moral high ground here… Wonder where they got the idea that it’s acceptable to jail your political opposition?”

Exactly ZERO self awareness!!!

You really ceded the moral high ground here… Wonder where they got the idea that it’s acceptable to jail your political opposition? https://t.co/b8W0DFvm2T

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) August 5, 2023

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), “Regimes that prosecute opposition leaders on politically motivated charges deserve strong condemnation.”

Regimes that prosecute opposition leaders on politically motivated charges deserve strong condemnation. https://t.co/mJCnfF9Xip

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) August 4, 2023

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), “Evidently jailing political opponents is bad in other countries but not in the United States. The Left is obsessed with Trump and they are doing incredible damage to our republic. TDS is real.”

Evidently jailing political opponents is bad in other countries but not in the United States.

The Left is obsessed with Trump and they are doing incredible damage to our republic.

TDS is real. https://t.co/NIiZFgxl7G

— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) August 4, 2023

Ambassador Ric Grenell, “You interfered with the 2020 US election by pushing a fake story that Hunter Biden’s laptop was “Russian disinformation” – it wasn’t. But you pushed the Chinese government’s preferred talking point. You’ve lost any credibility and moral authority to lecture others.”

You interfered with the 2020 US election by pushing a fake story that Hunter Biden’s laptop was “Russian disinformation” – it wasn’t. But you pushed the Chinese government’s preferred talking point.

You’ve lost any credibility and moral authority to lecture others. https://t.co/ZlNE81H4A0

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 5, 2023

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, “The lack of self-awareness is astounding.”

The lack of self-awareness is astounding. https://t.co/hbhLVVndFU

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) August 5, 2023

Tom Fitton, “Agreed and I also strongly condemn the Biden administration’s arrests and prosecution of leading opposition candidate @RealDonaldTrump on politically motivated charges. The Biden White House cannot silence the truth. The politically motivated charges against @RealDonaldTrump should be dropped immediately.”

Agreed and I also strongly condemn the Biden administration's arrests and prosecution of leading opposition candidate @RealDonaldTrump on politically motivated charges. The Biden White House cannot silence the truth. The politically motivated charges against @RealDonaldTrump… https://t.co/JuDfQ0uURu

— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) August 4, 2023

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), “Kremlin can’t silence truth? What about DC? Call for your geriatric boss to pardon Assange and Snowden, then let’s talk.”

Kremlin can’t silence truth? What about DC? Call for your geriatric boss to pardon Assange and Snowden, then let’s talk. https://t.co/sEBiwdp4bg

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) August 5, 2023

Sebastian Gorka, “You mean like your boss Biden is trying to do to President Trump? You hack.”

You mean like your boss Biden is trying to do to President Trump?

You hack. https://t.co/ILqQqGOWMt

— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) August 6, 2023

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Gun sales do not seem to be affected by the Biden economy or the inflation that has come with it. July of this year marked 48 straight months of record gun sales.

People are obviously concerned about crime, but one of the other things driving this is the constant threat of greater gun control from Democrats.

People used to call Obama the world’s greatest gun salesman, but this trend has continued even with him out of office.

The Washington Examiner reports:

No pause in gun sales, record 48 million over four years

The end of July marked the latest record in United States firearms sales — 48 straight months of one million or more gun purchases.

The just released FBI tally of background checks showed another sky-high number of 1,987,650, down a bit from July 2022, but still more than 19 of the other 24 years the system has been in operation.

When adjusted just for likely sales of firearms, it was 1,023,903.

“July 2023 marks the 48th month in a row, 4 years, that has exceeded 1 million adjusted background checks in a single month,” said the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade group for the industry.

Mark Oliva, the NSSF spokesman, said the long stretch of likely gun sales is unlike anything the nation has ever seen and has been fueled by politics and safety.

“This is a remarkable milestone of four continuous years of over 1 million background checks for the sale of a firearm. That’s no small achievement and is indicative of the strong and sustained appetite for law-abiding Americans to take ownership of their Second Amendment rights,” Oliva said.

FBI: No pause in gun sales, record 48 million over 4 years @MarkOlivaTweets @NSSF 'Indicative of the strong and sustained appetite for law-abiding Americans to take ownership of their Second Amendment rights.'https://t.co/8EYVN4B4U2 pic.twitter.com/mnie0bOeyj

— Paul Bedard (@SecretsBedard) August 2, 2023

This is good for national security and America’s founders knew this.

Any foreign force stupid enough to invade the United States would be met by a population that is armed to the teeth.

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