When Patterson tried to work with Morsi’s government in ways that allowed her to pursue US interests, including pushing for more inclusive and rights-respecting policies, the liberal opposition saw her as supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. But when the US refused to call the Egyptian military’s removal of Morsi a coup (a designation that would have required it to cut off the $1.5 billion in aid provided annually to the Egyptian army), Muslim Brotherhood supporters concluded that America supported the army’s decision.
当帕特森试图与穆尔西政府合作维护美国的利益，包括推动更加包容并尊重人权的政策时，自由反对派认为她在背后支持穆斯林兄弟会。可是当美国拒绝将迫使穆尔西下台的军事行动称之为政变（这样的定性要求美国停止向埃及军方提供每年15亿美元的援助），穆斯林兄弟会的支持者却得出了美国支持军方的结论。