Jenna Bush Hager hilariously teases Donna Farizan for not answering her call.
Forgot to pick up the phone?
“Today with Jenna & Friends” host Jenna Bush Hager recently systematically taunted her co-host Donna Farizan—because she totally forgot to pick up Jenna’s call!
“I didn’t call you for nothing, man,” Jenna laughed into the mic during the August 28 episode.
Gen Z’s new trend
Donna shyly admitted that she doesn’t like talking on the phone.
Jenna immediately responded with a bold response, “That’s why you didn’t answer when I called.”
This debate between the two showed that the generation gap is no longer limited to fashion but extends to calling and answering calls.
Prison of email and text
Jenna said in PSA style that life shouldn’t be limited to email or texting.
“If they’re not reacting, pick up the phone and say, ‘Hey, how are you?’”
She hinted to Gen Z that sometimes putting the brakes on and letting the ringtone play—a little personal touch will do the trick.
Donna’s innocent truth
Donna laughingly admits that she’s park correcting herself to Jenna—“I’m not really comfortable on the phone.”
But Jenna quickly retorts, “When you talk to me on the phone, that’s when it’s really fun. Otherwise, you put it on silent and say, ‘I’ll call you in a few days.’”
Jenna’s heartfelt message
43-year-old Jenna Bush Hager revealed in this interview that she didn’t back down even after she was given the hosting role of the fourth hour after Kathie Lee Gifford left.
Today, she’s the face of “Jenna & Friends,” which airs every day at 3 p.m. ET.
She believes that the show is complete only when the right relationships are warm—and phone calls are one of those small but effective ways.
Last Tip
If you have started avoiding your friends or family through messages, do what Jenna does—call them directly sometimes.
The first step might seem awkward, but the next time the voice you hear will seem much more human.
So the next time you hit your ringtone, think—who would miss that live voice?