Ahead of Sissi visit, lawmakers from both parties urge Trump to push Egyptian president on human rights

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Trump did not publicly promote human rights two years ago. Will he make mention of them this time?

In this June 2, 2018, file photo provided by Egypt's Presidency Media Office, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi delivers a speech after he was sworn in for a second four-year term in Cairo. By Emily Tamkin Emily Tamkin Reporter covering foreign affairs Email Bio Follow April 9 at 9:39 AM When Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi came to the White House two years ago, President Trump assured him, and everyone else who would listen, that the United States supported him.

Sissi will be returning to the White House for a visit with Trump on Tuesday. This time, lawmakers in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle have made clear that they expect the president to raise certain issues with the man who led the 2013 military overthrow of democratically elected Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and assumed the presidency himself the following year.

The signatories close with a reminder of the need for “a frank and open dialogue with our strategic partner.” Of the constitutional amendments, Malinowski said last month, “It is a statement to the young people of the country: that none of you matter, that there is only one person who can hold power, only one generation that can hold power.”

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