7. AND 8. BARBARA AND JENNA BUSH
Unlike the other members of this list, the Bush girls are recent enough for most readers to remember their antics. In 2001, the 19-year-old twins Barbara and Jenna were cited by police in Texas for underage drinking. Allegedly, the girls would attempt to shake their Secret Service detail by leaving the White House unannounced and even running red lights. At the time of the citation, they were surrounded by Secret Service, who allowed the police to apprehend the girls. As punishment, the twins headed to Camp David for a parental admonishing from dad, President George W. Bush, and mom, Laura Bush. While this incident was Barbara’s first brush with the law, it was not Jenna’s. One month earlier, Judge Elisabeth Earle had ordered Jenna to take alcohol awareness classes for another misdemeanor. Earning such hard media criticism for fairly average teenage behavior inspired the girls to become strong advocates for first children. When Malia and Sasha Obama were criticized by a GOP staffer on Facebook for what they wore to a Thanksgiving-themed event, Jenna Bush admonished the slam on the Today Show, calling herself “fiercely protective” of the girls, who had no choice in their position. Upon Obama’s inauguration, Jenna and Barbara Bush even wrote an open letter to Sasha and Malia urging the girls to “surround [themselves] with loyal friends. They’ll protect and calm you and join in on some of the fun, and appreciate the history.” Hindsight is 20/20.
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