‘Proud American’ Eva Longoria clarifies why she left US after saying she’s ‘lucky’ she gets to ‘escape’ after Trump won

Eva Longoria is setting the record straight after comments she made about her feeling “privileged” she gets to live in another country after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election were misconstrued.

The “Desperate Housewives” alum casually called her friend Ana Navarro while the political pundit was filming “The View”‘s “Behind the Table” podcast Friday, and shared, “Will you please let them know I didn’t move out of the United States because of Trump?”

“I didn’t leave because of the political environment, I left because my work took me there,” she added.

Longoria further explained that she, her husband, José Bastón, and 6-year-old son, Santiago, have been residing in Spain and Mexico since she was sent abroad to film “Land of Women” almost three years ago.

Eva Longoria denied fleeing the US because Donald Trump won the 2024 election. evalongoria/Instagram
Longoria, her husband and their son divide their time between Spain and Mexico. @evalongoria/Instagram

“I’ve been there for years so I just don’t like that it’s politicized,” the Texas-born actress said. “I’m a proud American — I’ve always been a proud American.”

Longoria, 49, added that it made her “so sad” that her remarks were taken in a way that was “divisive” since she said “we can’t be that way right now.”

The “Devious Maids” alum made headlines earlier this week when she told Marie Claire for their 2024 cover story about her international move, “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.”

“I didn’t leave because of the political environment, I left because my work took me there,” she told Ana Navarro on the “Behind the Table” podcast. YouTube/@TheView
Longoria, who was born in Texas, said she is a “proud American.” AP

Longoria also mentioned to the magazine, however, that her qualms with the US began even before the COVID-19 pandemic, as she had realized prior to 2020 that Los Angeles was “changing.”

“The vibe was different,” she said of the City of Angels, “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–t on California.”

Longoria concluded that the “chapter in [her] life” that consisted of her living in America was “done now.”

Longoria said in an interview with Marie Claire this week that she feels “privileged” she gets to “escape” the US. GC Images
“Most Americans aren’t so lucky. They’re going to be stuck in this dystopian country,” she told the magazine. Félix Valiente

Although the “Over Her Dead Body” star does not reside full-time in the US, she was still vocal about her political opinions leading up to the 2024 presidential election.

In August, she spoke at the Democratic National Convention to support vice president Kamala Harris.

“We have to support each other’s dreams because Kamala’s success is our success,” she said at the time.

However, Harris, 60, lost to Trump, 78, after he won the majority of the electoral college and popular vote.

Longoria denied that her remarks have anything to do with President-elect Donald Trump winning the election. AFP via Getty Images
Trump beat Kamala Harris for the US presidency after a landslide victory. AP

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