Jenna Bush Hager dropped by Watch What Happens Live [1] on Wednesday, and during her interview with Andy Cohen, she was asked her opinion on the recent controversy surrounding Republican staffer Elizabeth Lauten's harsh Facebook comments [2] about Sasha and Malia Obama. "I'm fiercely protective of them," Jenna answered, adding, "It's not a job that they wanted." In the above video, Jenna also gushed that the girls "have done an incredible job."

As a former first daughter herself, the Today correspondent knows a thing or two about facing public scrutiny when your father is running the country, though she didn't have to deal with quite as much criticism via social media — unlike the Obama girls, Jenna and her twin sister, Barbara, didn't live in the White House full time during their father's eight-year presidency, as they were attending college. Jenna did admit, "Obviously I had a hard time [when father George W. Bush was president]," likely alluding to the underage drinking offenses [3] that they faced, which played out in the news at the time. Watch her comments above and let us know what you think.

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