President Barack Obama will make a statement on the massacre of protesters by Egypt's military-led interim government at 10:15 a.m. ET on Thursday, the White House announced.
Obama's televised remarks come a day after Egyptian government forces launched a violent assault on demonstrators, with a death toll running in the hundreds.
The White House and Secretary of State John Kerry both publicly condemned the crackdown on Wednesday but announced no concrete steps in response.
U.S. leverage is limited. The government could freeze the roughly $1.5 billion in annual aid it provides to Egypt, but help from other countries like Saudi Arabia is currently far more generous. It could withhold individual arms packages. It could call off a mid-September joint military exercise called "Brightstar." It could seek some sort of diplomatic condemnation, like calling the U.S. ambassador home for consultations.
Officials have declined to say what options are on the menu, but Obama may announce them in his statement.
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