{"id":2381557,"date":"2026-04-20T16:36:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2381557"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:36:25","slug":"jenna-bush-hager-says-people-comparing-her-looks-to-dad-george-w-bush-is-not-a-compliment-i-look-like-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jenna-bush-hager-says-people-comparing-her-looks-to-dad-george-w-bush-is-not-a-compliment-i-look-like-a-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Bush Hager Says People Comparing Her Looks to Dad George W. Bush Is &#8216;Not a Compliment&#8217;: &#8216;I Look Like a Man?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jenna Bush Hager joked about not loving comparisons to her dad, George W. Bush, calling them \u201cnot a compliment\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She interviewed her father and other former presidents for the History Channel&#8217;s History Talks program in Philadelphia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bush Hager shared her dad&#8217;s optimism about America&#8217;s future and highlighted his advice to be an active citizen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/jenna-bush-hager\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jenna Bush Hager;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jenna Bush Hager&quot;}\">Jenna Bush Hager<\/a> isn&#8217;t exactly honored by the comparisons between her and her dad, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/george-w-bush\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:George W. Bush;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;George W. Bush&quot;}\">George W. Bush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <em>Today <\/em>show co-host, 44, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXWhWXOjGi6\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interviewed her 79-year-old father;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;interviewed her 79-year-old father&quot;}\">interviewed her 79-year-old father<\/a> as well as the three other living former presidents \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Barack Obama;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Barack Obama&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Barack Obama<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joe Biden;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Joe Biden&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Joe Biden<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bill Clinton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bill Clinton&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bill Clinton<\/a> \u2014 in Philadelphia for the History Channel&#8217;s History Talks program in honor of the 250th anniversary of America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Part of the conversation aired on the <em>Today<\/em> show on Monday, April 20, with Bush Hager&#8217;s co-host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sheinelle-jones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sheinelle Jones;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sheinelle Jones&quot;}\">Sheinelle Jones<\/a> commenting, \u201cGod, you guys look just alike too. I know everybody says it, but dang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bush Hager then deadpanned, \u201cI know, well sometimes that&#8217;s not a compliment, but I appreciate it,\u201d before giving the camera a pointed stare.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones discuss comparisons to George W. Bush on &#8216;Today with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle.&#8217;<br \/>Credit: NBC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the production team behind <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/jenna-and-sheinelle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Today with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Today with Jenna &amp;amp&quot;}\"><em>Today with Jenna &amp; Sheinelle<\/em><\/a> laughed at Bush Hager&#8217;s comments, she added, \u201cWell, I think my dad&#8217;s handsome, but when people say that I&#8217;m like, &#8216;I look like a man?&#8217; \u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jones tried to clarify that sometimes kids wanted to look like their dads to show that they are related to them, to which Bush Hager joked, \u201cOK, yeah, my dad is my father.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jenna Bush Hager and her kids Mila, Poppy and Hal pose with parents George W. Bush and Laura Bush.Credit: Jenna Bush Hager\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/v19uc9O.EAmQlCLYAgtn1Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/2070cd6890b1b7e258feb1c2ec376f21\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jenna Bush Hager and her kids Mila, Poppy and Hal pose with parents George W. Bush and Laura Bush.<br \/>Credit: Jenna Bush Hager\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\"><strong><em>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for the experience of interviewing her father, who served as president of the United States from 2001 to 2009, Bush Hager said she&#8217;s \u201cdone it a lot\u201d and that her jokester dad \u201charasses me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe likes to make funny jokes, and he then started talking about when I got a minor in possession of alcohol, and I&#8217;m like, \u2018Hey, Dad. That&#8217;s not what we&#8217;re talking about here, bro. Roll it back,&#8217; \u201d the NBC morning show personality quipped about her past criminal record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for the discussion, Bush Hager remarked on the former presidents&#8217; united views on the future of the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think all of them are optimistic about where we&#8217;ve come and I think that&#8217;s such an important thing to take away is that they all think we live in a wonderful country and we need to make sure we&#8217;re living up to those ideals,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the clip of the interview shared on Monday, President Bush said, \u201cMy message is consider yourself fortunate to be a part of a great nation. Study our history so you have a better sense of what the future will be like and be a citizen not a spectator. And by that I mean, participate in the process but also love a neighbor like you&#8217;d like to be loved yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More of Bush Hager&#8217;s interviews with her dad and the other living former presidents will air on the <em>Today<\/em> show on Tuesday, April 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jenna-bush-hager-comments-looking-like-george-w-bush-11953945\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Jenna Bush Hager joked about not loving comparisons to her dad, George W. 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