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Patton Oswalt Sums Up Election Night In One Tweet

The comedian’s takeaway: America is one sexist nation.
Cast member Patton Oswalt attends a news conference to promote the movie
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Cast member Patton Oswalt attends a news conference to promote the movie

Like many other celebrities, comedian Patton Oswalt spent much of Tuesday evening panicking about the presidential election results.

But it was in one particular Twitter post that Oswalt summed up what he realized about his own country on Nov. 8:

Unfortunately, Oswalt has a point. After taking a step in the right direction eight years ago by electing its first black president, America is now uncomfortably close to voting into office a man who not only earned the support of the nation’s white supremacists, but was recorded saying he could grab women “by the p***y” because he’s famous.

See more of Oswalt’s reactions below, or visit his Twitter page:

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