Eva Longoria Says She Did Not Move Outside of the U.S. Because of Donald Trump or the Election: 'I'm a Proud American'

Mar. 15, 2025

Eva Longoria on October 19, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

TheDesperate Housewivesalum, 49, revealed in a Tuesday, Nov. 12cover story forMarie Claire’s“Age Issue”that she’s been living between Spain and Mexico with her husband José Bastón and their 6-year-old son Santiago for the last few years. Then, on Friday, Nov. 15, she reiterated that she’s been living in Europe for years for work and not the current political climate in the United States.

The revelation came as the actress called her friendAna Navarrowhile she was recordingThe View’sBehind the Tablepodcast. There, Navarro, 52, answered the phone and informed Longoria, who called for a recipe, that she was recording the podcast.

“Will you please let them know I didn’t move out of the United States because of[President-elect Donald] Trump,” Longoria immediately said.

Navarro then asked if they could talk about Longoria’s move, given that it came up duringThe View’s “Hot Topics” segment earlier that morning. “Actually, your name came up in the discussion," Navarro said. “But you had moved before Trump.”

Eva Longoria for Marie Claire.Félix Valiente

Félix Valiente

Longoria also reiterated that she’s been in Spain for years. “I just don’t like that it’s politicized because the [article’s] author did a really good job talking about my patriotism,” she said.

“I’m a proud American. I’ve always been a proud American. Proud Texan, proud American,” Longoria continued. “I didn’t want it to be taken that I left because of Trump — absolutely not — or because of the elections.”

Eva Longoria on September 27, 2024 in Paris, France.Darren Gerrish/WireImage

Darren Gerrish/WireImage

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“I don’t know why people just wanna grab an excerpt to really exploit it," the star added, prompting Navarro to chime in, “I’ll tell you why. It’s because I think it’s because a lot of people, are wishing that they could somehow escape.”

Navarro then clarified again that they did not arrange the call between herself and Longoria, as theFlamin' Hotstar said, “I was calling you for tamale day.”

“I haven’t come out and said anything because it’s in the article. There’s nothing to clarify. It’s in the article that I’ve been living in Europe for years," she added.

source: people.com