Robert Menendez actually said...

"The election did not credibly express the will of the Bangladeshi people."

"Bangladesh is clearly a country of strategic importance to the United States."

"The United States has not taken sides or played favorites in who should lead the country."

"it strikes me that it is a crass political move to punish him in some way, but, sadly, to punish millions of innocent people who depend on that bank to survive."