Russian Official Gloats Over Navy Yard Shooting
With multiple people injured and the gunman still at large, a member of Russia's parliamentary foreign affairs committee says the shooting is an example of "American exceptionalism."
A shooting at the Washington Navy Yard that killed several people and injured more Monday is "a clear confirmation of 'American exceptionalism,'" Russia's parliamentary foreign affairs chief Alexey Pushkov tweeted Monday.
"A new shootout at Navy headquarters in Washington - a lone gunman and 7 corpses. Nobody's even surprised anymore. A clear confirmation of American exceptionalism.'"
Новая стрельба у штаба ВМС в Вашингтоне - одинокий стрелок и 7 трупов. Никто уже не удивлен. Наглядное подтверждение "амер.исключительности"
ÐлекÑей Пушков
@Alexey_Pushkov
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The USA should part with the notion of American exceptionalism. It contradicts the principles of equal rights and smells of political racism
ÐлекÑей Пушков
@Alexey_Pushkov
The USA should part with the notion of American exceptionalism. It contradicts the principles of equal rights and smells of political racism
Pushkov didn't seem to understand the outcry in the U.S. over his comments:
"The torrent of hate towards us from American citizens is staggering. One writes: 'It seems that we (that is, the U.S.) saved you from the Germans during WWII for nothing'!!!"
Поток ненависти к нам от амер.граждан поразителен. Один пишет:"Видимо, мы ( т.е. США) зря спасли вас от немцев во второй мировой войне"!!!
ÐлекÑей Пушков
@Alexey_Pushkov
Поток ненавиÑти к нам от амер.граждан поразителен. Один пишет:"Видимо, мы ( Ñ‚.е. СШÐ) Ð·Ñ€Ñ ÑпаÑли Ð²Ð°Ñ Ð¾Ñ‚ немцев во второй мировой войне"!!!
Pushkov was tweeting based off unconfirmed reports of the shooting, the exact number of victims of which is still unknown. The Associated Press cited a Pentagon official as saying that several people were killed and as many as 10 injured.
Pushkov is not the first Russian lawmaker to gloat at the U.S. on Twitter after the White House accepted a Kremlin proposal to avert a strike on Syria. Last Friday, a Duma colleague and former Olympic athlete tweeted a racist photo of Barack and Michelle Obama, then refused to apologize. U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul called Rodnina's tweet "outrageous behavior, which only brings shame to her parliament and country."
The U.S. Embassy in Russia tweeted to Pushkov: "What's exceptionalism got to do with it? Why use a tragedy to score political points?"
.@Alexey_Pushkov Причем тут исключительность? Зачем использовать трагедию для набора политических очков?
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@USEmbRu
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