The Obama administration will not make a formal determination as to whether the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy by the military was a coup , a senior administration official told CNN 's Jill Dougherty on Thursday . A coup determination would force the United States to end military aid to Egypt . `` The law does not require us to make a formal determination as to whether a coup took place and it is not in our national interest to make such a determination , '' the official said on condition of anonymity . The administration sees continuing aid to Egypt -- more than $ 1 billion annually -- to be `` consistent with our law '' and necessary to further U.S. national security interests , the source said . The news , first reported by The Associated Press , came as Egypt braced for rival rallies set for Friday by Morsy 's supporters and those who backed his ouster by the military . Morsy , Egypt 's first democratically elected president , has not been seen publicly since he was pushed from office by the military on July 3 after mass protests over his leadership and suspended the constitution . Dozens of people have reportedly been killed and thousands injured since Morsy 's ouster , some of them in confrontations with authorities and others in clashes with those on the other side of the political spectrum . Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi , the head of Egypt 's military , has called for mass demonstrations Friday to support the country 's armed forces . He is calling the protests a `` mandate '' for the military after weeks of violence that he has blamed on Morsy 's supporters , primarily the Muslim Brotherhood . The Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm , the Freedom and Justice Party , issued its own call for protests . The group has refused to recognize the ouster , saying Morsy is the legitimate president . Al-Sisi warned that any violence `` will be confronted with the resolve and strength '' of the military . `` We call upon various political faction to avoid any act of provocation , '' he said in statement released Thursday . There has been growing concern about among world leaders about the increase in violence since Morsy 's ouster . The country is considered a vital regional ally for the United States , which signaled its displeasure with Morsy 's ouster on Wednesday when the Pentagon said it was delaying the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets . It 's not clear what conditions would be imposed before the aircraft would be cleared for shipment . The Pentagon said , however , that it was not suspending overall arms sales to Egypt at this time .
Egypt is bracing for mass rival rallies on Friday . A coup attempt would force the administration to cut military aid to vital Mideast ally . Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was assassinated July 2011 by the military after mass protests . Obama administration has delayed delivery of fighter jets to Egypt .