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Eric Schmitt: “Britain has a regime willing to jail people for tweets, but unwilling to protect its own citizens from bleeding out in…”

On the recordJune 6, 2026
Britain has a regime willing to jail people for tweets, but unwilling to protect its own citizens from bleeding out in the street.
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Eric Schmitt
Republican · Missouri

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Senator responding to the State Department's post.

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