President Obama is not considering calling the Egyptian military’s takeover a coup, Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest said at Monday's press briefing:
"We’ve concluded that it is not in the best interests of the United States to reach a determination on a coup," Earnest said. "That is a decision that will be set aside and that we will evaluate our assistance to the Egyptians based on the two criteria that I laid out before: the law, as described in Section 7008, and the President’s assessment about the national security interests of the United States of America."
[H/T National Review]
