Lifestyle maven Martha Stewart is not known for getting political, but she’s had enough.
In an interview, Stewart complained that while she considers herself “an extremely optimistic person,” she now “feeling a little bit down” regarding President Donald Trump’s ICE raids.
“I’m not happy with what’s going on with immigration,” she said. “We got a notice in my town of Bedford, NY, that ICE was in the schools. That’s extremely depressing. And this is a beautiful suburban town, an hour from New York City. It’s crazy. ‘Big Brother’ watching is not an easy way to live.”
She is referencing “Big Brother” from George Orwell’s grim novel, ‘1984’ where the dictator is named ‘Big Brother’ and spies on his citizens.
Stewart had also spoken out in a social media post where she had condemned law enforcement for cracking down on what she claimed were “peaceful demonstrations.”
“I am disheartened and sad each and every day that we cannot demonstrate our sympathy for the beleaguered,” Stewart wrote. “We are told immigrants – which most of us are or descended from – are unwelcome, that we cannot show our frustration in peaceful demonstrations and that we can be attacked and even killed by Federal troops.”