In a statement totally lacking self-awareness, Secretary of State Antony Blinken blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for jailing his political opponent.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday was sentenced to 19 additional years in a prison colony for extremism-related charges.

“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,” Blinken wrote on X in response.

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

Blinken’s tone-deaf remarks amid the Biden administration’s political persecution of his main political rival Donald Trump were brutally ridiculed on social media.

You’re mocking us, aren’t you

— Lauren Witzke (@LaurenWitzkeDE) August 5, 2023

But, it’s ok when Democrats do it.

— AZ Rachel AP 🇺🇸 (@Aprapl) August 5, 2023

Navalny has around 2-5% support in Russia.

Far from ‘opposition leader.’

In fact, most Russians quite literally hate him.

Meanwhile, you are persecuting the actual leader of the opposition here at home.

Get a clue and STFU.

Loser.

— Sameera Khan (@SameeraKhan) August 5, 2023

You didn’t send this tweet with a straight face.

— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) August 4, 2023

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— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) August 5, 2023

You’re so dense it’s nuts.

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) August 5, 2023

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— Chadwick Moore (@Chadwick_Moore) August 5, 2023

He literally should have just posted… pic.twitter.com/2vFKiuSAUb

— Paul Hookem 🇺🇸 (@PaulHook_em) August 4, 2023

When will you condemn your own boss?

— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) August 5, 2023

When do you plan to condemn the United States for legal persecution of the opposition leader via “politically motivated charges”…? pic.twitter.com/4vVBMgXp6G

— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) August 4, 2023

Speaking of prosecuting opposition leaders on politically motivated charges…..

— MAGA Luke (@LukeThomason) August 5, 2023

Trump has so far been served two federal indictments by special counsel Jack Smith over retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and the January 6 protest, and one state indictment by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg related to hush payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Notably, a prosecutor on Smith’s team is a known donor to Joe Biden, and the judge overseeing the election-related case has donated to former president Barack Obama.

Only Democrats are allowed to persecute their political opposition!