!["Take My Wife" Seeso Original Screening With Cameron Esposito And Rhea Butcher At The Los Angeles Film School Comedian Cameron Esposito speaks onstage at the Seeso original screening of 'Take My Wife' at Los Angeles Film School on August 9, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cameron-esposito-sexual-assault-twitter.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
Comedian and actress Cameron Esposito has taken to social media as a platform to discuss politics in the wake of the 2016 election. The Take My Wife co-creator — who wrote about Hillary Clinton for Motto last summer — has called her followers to action in a multitude of ways, but on Thursday, she chose to share a personal story about being a survivor of sexual assault.
“1 out of every 2 women will experience sexual violence in their lifetime. I have. College. Date rape. He was a friend,” Esposito tweeted. She continued: “It feels ridiculous to come out about sexual assault on twitter But honesty can be a good weapon And I will use it.”
Esposito mentioned the accusations of sexual assault against Donald Trump, writing, “I cannot separate the president from the things he has done to women. And I don’t think we should.” She then responded to a Tweeter who said Trump has “learned from his mistakes”:
[h/t Vulture]
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