Actress and activist Eva Longoria is saying farewell to a “dystopian” United States following Vice President Kamala Harris‘s loss in the 2024 presidential election.
“I’m privileged,” Longoria said in an interview with Marie Claire. “I get to escape and go somewhere. Most Americans aren’t so lucky. They’re going to be stuck in this dystopian country, and my anxiety and sadness is for them.”
The Desperate Housewives actress, who stumped for Harris and helped rally volunteers with Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) during the election, no longer lives in the U.S. full time. Instead, she splits her time between her two overseas homes in Spain and Mexico.
Longoria said she doesn’t miss living in Los Angeles due to the taxes and homelessness, and now, with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House, she no longer wishes to spend more time in the U.S.
“But even before [the pandemic], it was changing. The vibe was different. And then COVID happened, and it pushed it over the edge. Whether it’s the homelessness or the taxes, not that I want to s*** on California — it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now,” she said.
She said she felt depressed in 2016 over Trump’s presidency, and now she’s shocked about “a convicted criminal” being president again.
“The shocking part is not that he won,” she said. “It’s that a convicted criminal who spews so much hate could hold the highest office.”
Longoria was featured as a headliner at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this year.
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“Kamala’s success is our success,” the actress said at the DNC in August. “And she supports us to dream big, too. So let me tell you — in the Latino community, our community — we have a saying, ‘Si Se Puede!’… It means ‘Yes, We Can!’ But tonight, I’m here to tell you, ‘Yes She Can!’ So we’re going to say, ‘She Se Puede!’”
“I would like to think our fight continues,” Longoria added. “If [Trump] keeps his promises, it’s going to be a scary place.”
