Robert Menendez actually said...

"When we fail to recognize it as such, I think we do our nation a disservice and we muddle our message across the globe beyond Turkey."

"We need to see a strong statement from the U.N. Security Council today condemning this move."

"Simply put, this violation of international law is unacceptable, and I expect to hear from the undersecretary today a plan on how the Biden administration will respond."

"We must continue to build on the progress in the bilateral relationship, but as the Biden-Harris administration has committed to putting human rights back at the center of American foreign policy, we ..."