Jenna Bush Hager’s Heart Was ‘Closed Off’ After Hoda Kotb’s ‘Today’ Exit originally appeared on Parade. Jenna Bush Hager shut down emotionally after her Today show cohost Hoda Kotb left the program earlier this year.

The conversation came when Bush Hager and Rogers were discussing whether they’d ever consider moving back to their hometown. The daughter of former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush grew up in Austin, Texas, and said she’d happily return to the city to raise her three kids with husband Henry Hager.