Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sissi broke his silence Wednesday at a press conference alongside Kenyan President William Ruto, where he said he was categorically against the idea.

“Regarding what is being said about the displacement of Palestinians, it can never be tolerated or allowed because of its impact on Egyptian national security,” Sissi told reporters.

“The deportation or displacement of the Palestinian people is an injustice in which we cannot participate,” he added.

Sissi emphasized that Palestinians have a “historical right that can’t be bypassed” to establish their own state.

The Egyptian president was not dismissive of his U.S. counterpart during the press conference, however, sharing his belief that Trump will be capable of establishing a “just and permanent peace in the Middle East.”

Sissi’s comments come after days of Trump suggesting that the leader would be open to his idea for moving Palestinians into Egypt either “temporarily or long-term” so they can “maybe live in peace for a change.”

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded with a statement Sunday that conveyed “continued support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land and their adherence to their legitimate rights in their land and homeland, as well as to the principles of international law and international humanitarian law.”

The ministry also promised to reject “any infringement upon those inalienable rights, whether through settlement activities, annexation of land, or the eviction of the rightful owners through displacement or encouraging the transfer or uprooting of Palestinians from their land, whether temporarily or permanently.”

But Trump did not take the hint. He insisted Monday during a press gaggle on Air Force One, “I think [Sissi] would do it, and I think the king of Jordan would do it too.”

King Abdullah II of Jordan has not yet spoken about Trump’s comments, but Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi publicly asserted that Palestinians must remain on Palestinian land.

“Palestine is for the Palestinians, and Jordan is for the Jordanians,” Safadi said. “The solution to the Palestinian problem is located on Palestinian soil and embodied by a Palestinian state.”

The Trump administration issued a 90-day freeze on foreign aid last week in order to reexamine and adjust billions of dollars in annual aid.

For years, Ukraine, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt have been the four largest recipients of U.S. foreign aid. Ukraine and Jordan have been cut off, but Israel and Egypt were granted exemptions.

Egypt and Jordan are heavily reliant on U.S. funding, and Sissi’s refusal to work with Trump on the resettlement plan could prove costly.

The White House ordered immediate, severe tariffs and sanctions on Colombia this week following President Gustavo Petro’s refusal to accept two flights carrying deported illegal immigrants.

The economic penalties would have been catastrophic for the South American nation, and Petro was forced to walk back his position just hours later.