Jenna Bush Hager Jokes About Past Arrests & Strict Secret Service Upbringing


Jenna Bush Hager is looking back on her teenage years, and poking fun at her past run-ins with the law.

The 43-year-old Today host opened up on Monday’s show (August 11) after watching viral TikToks from Ashley Hicks, the daughter of a former Secret Service agent, who has been sharing stories about growing up under strict watch.

“Listen, Ashley. I, too, couldn’t get away with much because I was followed by men with fanny packs that were concealing things,” Jenna joked on air.

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Jenna could relate: as the daughter of former president George W. Bush and granddaughter of the late George H.W. Bush, she spent much of her youth closely monitored by the Secret Service.

Co-host Craig Melvin teased her about getting away with a lot back in the day, but Jenna quickly reminded him, “I was arrested! There’s a mugshot that says I didn’t get away with it.”

In 2001, Jenna was charged with misdemeanors for possession of alcohol as a minor and for attempting to use a fake ID while attending the University of Texas at Austin. She pleaded no contest to both charges.

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