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Jenna Bush Hager Tearfully Called Dad George W. Bush After Hoda Kotb Revealed ‘Today’ Departure


Jenna Bush Hager said that she called her father for support after cohost Hoda Kotb initially told her she was going to be leaving the Today show in 2025.

“My broadcast career has been beyond meaningful, a new decade of my life lies ahead, and now my daughters and my mom need and deserve a bigger slice of my time pie,” she said as the reason behind her decision. Hoda remembered that Jenna called her father, former President George W. Bush, when she landed her present Today gig. John Nacion/Getty ImagesOnce she learned that Hoda was leaving the show, Jenna decided to give her dad a call to tell him the news.

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