High-profile American senator John McCain has described the ousting of Egypt's president as a "coup".<br /><br />The White House has so far avoided using the term because doing so would require a suspension of US military aid to Egypt.<br /><br />It is important to note that McCain is a Republican senator, and does not represent the US government. However, his words do carry weight.<br /><br />And the word "coup" is a heavy term in Egypt these days.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Hoda Abdel-Hamid reports from the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
