The United States has a history of meddling in the affairs of foreign governments, according to William Jones, the Washington Bureau Chief for Executive Intelligence Review.

Last week, U.S. senators approved the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (sponsored by Florida Republican Marco Rubio) and the Protect Hong Kong Act (sponsored by Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley).

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government strongly condemned the U.S. Congress for passing Hong Kong-related bills, one day after it slammed the U.S. Senate, saying the bills do not help in quelling the unrest.

Following the voice vote by the U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives, which approved its own version of the Hong Kong bill last month, will now have to work with the Senate to figure out a unified bill before having U.S. President Donald Trump make the ultimate decision on whether it can be signed into law.

At an Oval Office event to sign an executive order to address violence against Native American women on Tuesday, Trump was asked by a reporter if he had a message for the people of Hong Kong after their recent election.

"We're with them," Trump said. "I have a very good relationship, as you know, with President Xi. We're in the final throes of a very important deal, I guess you could say one of the most important deals in trade ever. It's going very well but at the same time we want to see it go well in Hong Kong."