"Historically and even in recent history, Democratic and Republican administrations, there have not been sanctions put in place for the leaders of foreign governments where we have diplomatic relations and even where we don't have diplomatic relations," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" program.

uhhh bitch please this was literally a few months ago:

The United States has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong’s pro-China government leader and other Hong Kong officials for allegedly suppressing freedom in the former British colony.

https://apnews.com/article/beijing-global-trade-ap-top-news-international-news-hong-kong-052f8877b3026e57e8ec843c2cc90d59