MR. GREGORY: But youÂ’d like to see him stay in power?
SECÂ’Y CLINTON: David, you cannot keep trying to put words in my mouth. IÂ’ve never said that. I donÂ’t intend to say that. I want the Egyptian people to have the chance to chart a new future. It needs to be an orderly, peaceful transition to real democracy, not faux democracy like the elections we saw in Iran two years ago, where you have one election 30 years ago and then the people just keep staying in power and become less and less responsive to their people. We want to see a real democracy that reflects the vibrancy of Egyptian society. And we believe that President Mubarak, his government, civil society, political activists, need to be part of a national dialogue to bring that about.
MR. GREGORY: Before you go, are Americans in danger in Egypt?
SECÂ’Y CLINTON: WeÂ’re working closely with the Egyptian government to ensure the safety of American citizens. We have authorized a voluntary departure. We are reaching out to American citizens. As IÂ’m speaking to you at this point, thankfully, we do not have any reports of any American citizens killed or injured. We want to keep it that way. So we are, are just working triple time here in the State Department to ensure the safety of our Americans.
MR. GREGORY: Secretary Clinton, thank you.
SECÂ’Y CLINTON: Thank you.