Overview
- On Wednesday's Today, Jenna Bush Hager said she has asked her father to be a guest and quoted him saying, "I don't watch your dumb show."
- She added that he describes himself as retired, which she cited as a reason he declines television invitations.
- Two days earlier, George W. Bush made a rare media appearance by Zooming into Peyton and Eli Manning's ManningCast from his art studio.
- Since Hoda Kotb's January exit, Bush Hager has used more than 58 rotating guest co-hosts, and her father has not been among them.
- Bush has appeared on Today in past years, and other family members including Laura Bush and Barbara Bush Pierce have joined Jenna on air in 2025.