The White House on Tuesday pushed back on a report that American officials are urging Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi to call early elections, in response to the largest anti-government demonstrations Egypt has ever witnessed. The comments seem intended to reduce any perception that Washington is trying to dictate a course of action to the Egyptian leadership.
“It is not accurate that the United States is 'urging' President Morsy to call early elections," National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said in an e-mail Tuesday to Al-Monitor.
