Yahoo Lifestyle Eva Longoria Issues a Blunt Political Response to Election Results
After spending much of the election season working to organize women and Latino voters, Eva Longoria has opened up about her feelings post-election—and how they're different from the first time Donald Trump won.
In a new interview with Marie Claire, the Only Murders in the Building star talked about taking to her bed after Trump was elected in 2016.
“I’ve never been depressed in my life,” she said.
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“It was like, ‘Does my vote really matter? Am I really making a difference?' I was so untethered to the core of what I believe because I truly believed in my soul that the best person wins. And then that happened, and I was like, ‘Oh, wait. The best person doesn’t win.’”
Two days after the 2024 election, Longoria, 49, weighed in on the results.
“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.”
“I would like to think our fight continues,” Longoria continued, adding that if Trump "keeps his promises," America is "going to be a scary place.”
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For years, Longoria and her husband, José Bastón—along with their son, Santiago, 6—have split their time between Spain and Mexico.
“I had my whole adult life here,” she said of Los Angeles. “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 shit on California—it just feels like this chapter in my life is done now.”
“I’m privileged,” she admitted later in the interview. “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.”
