Russian official uses Navy Yard shooting to mock American exceptionalism

A prominent member of Russia's parliament has exploited the deadly shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington to ridicule the United States, according to the Associated Press.
Alexei Pushkov, who heads the international affairs committee, tweeted Monday that "nobody's even surprised anymore" by a mass killing in the U.S., which he called "a clear confirmation of American exceptionalism."

Pushkov, who also hosts a political talk show, serves as a mouthpiece for the Kremlin's most anti-American faction.
The lawmaker was referencing an inflammatory Op-Ed piece by Vladimir Putin in The New York Times in which the Russian president disparaged President Barack Obama's references to America being an exceptional country.