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Jenna Bush Hageris remembering an unexpected family vacation she took after her grandfatherGeorge H.W. Bushlost the 1992 presidential election.
After McHale, 52, admitted to going on a themed cruise as a child, Bush Hager chimed in to share her own experience, saying, “I actually did go on theDisney Cruisewith my grandparents" — although she added that they didn’t realize it would be themed.
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Hearing her story, McHale expressed his shock at imagining Bush Sr. on a cruise with “3,000 other people.”
“And the president was just sitting there?” he questioned.
“No, he had lost the presidency and he thought a good way to transition would be to take us on the Disney Cruise,” she explained, laughing along with co-hostHoda Kotb.
“So you’d go wait in line for a meal and they’d be like, ‘There’s the president. There he is,’” theCommunityalum asked, to which Bush Hager simply answered, “Yes, yes.”
“That’s amazing,” he responded.
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Later in the segment, the two got back to talking about Bush Hager’s experience as the granddaughter and daughter of U.S. presidents. McHale joked that he was impressed when his dad worked in commercial real estate, while Bush Hager’s dad, PresidentGeorge W. Bush, was leading the country.
“Congratulations,” McHale told her. “Do you tell your husband, ‘You’re not the freakin’ president, so you could work a little harder!’”
Bush Hager replied, “Sometimes!”
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Bush Hager’stime in the White Househas been a popular topic on the show. In December, she evenFaceTimed her dad liveto get his reaction to her and Kotb’s Christmas song.
“I thought you all were cute,” Bush Jr. said when he answered, before making a cheeky quip about the pair’s singing. “I thought your dance moves were well choreographed and I thought the sound guy did a good job of making sure your voices were subdued."
“Well thank you Dad, we appreciate it,” laughed Bush Hager.
source: people.com
