Gibbs Holds Press Conference on Egypt Violence
February 2nd, 2011 by Alec
U.S. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs held a press conference on Wednesday in reaction to the violence in Cairo. Gibbs condemned the violence and said that if the government was instigating such acts against anti-government protesters that it should stop immediately. He also reiterated the Obama administration’s position that the time for transition, “has come and the time is now.” He described President Barack Obama’s conversation with Mubarak as “direct, frank, and candid” and also reiterated that the administration was reviewing the actions of the Egyptian government in reassessing military aid to the country.
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