美國國務卿蓬佩奧在美東時間星期一下午(中國與香港時間週二凌晨)在國務院會見記者時提及到香港在剛過去的週末發生的示威與警察進攻香港理工大學園的事件時表示﹐呼籲警方與示威者各自克制﹐並認為香港政府在恢復香港局勢平靜方面負有主要責任。聲明餘下﹕
美國對香港日益深重的政治動蕩和暴力極為擔憂，包括在香港理工大學和其他校園發生的抗議者和警方之間的對峙。我們再三呼籲香港各方克制——任何一方的暴力都是不可接受的。香港政府在恢復香港平靜方能負有主要責任。動蕩和暴力不能單靠執法努力解決，政府必須採取明確措施解決公眾擔憂。
尤其是，我們敦促香港行政長官林鄭月娥促進問責，對發生抗議的相關事件進行獨立調查，以此來代替獨立監察警方處理投訴委員會的審議。美國政府多次表示，中國共產黨政府必須兌現對香港市民做出的承諾。港人希望的只是自由，而這是在聯合國註冊的《中英聯合聲明》所給予他們的承諾。
(The United States is gravely concerned by the deepening political unrest and violence in Hong Kong including the standoff between protesters in police at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and other campuses. We repeatedly call
for restraint from all parties in Hong Kong. violence by any side is unacceptable. The Hong Kong government bears primary responsibility for bringing calm to Hong Kong. unrest and violence cannot be resolved by law enforcement efforts alone. The government must take clear steps to address public concerns.
In particular, we call on chief executive Carrie Lam to promote accountability by supplementing the Independent Police Complaints council review with an independent investigation into the protest related incidents. As the United States government has said repeatedly the Chinese Communist Party must honor its promises to the Hong Kong people who only want the freedoms and liberties that They have been promised in the Sino-British Joint Declaration, a UN filed treaty.)
