Barack Obama Offers to Help Puerto Rico , Making Case He Should Still Be President . 
Former President Barack Obama spoke out Tuesday about the need for aid to Puerto Rico in a Twitter post that encouraged Americans to "answer the call ." 
In contrast , Obama encouraged people to donate and highlighted that Puerto Ricans are American citizens . 
Join us at oneamericaappeal.org ," Obama wrote , sharing a video he made with former presidents , including George W. Bush and Bill Clinton , for One America Appeal , which aims to help areas hit by hurricanes , including Texas , Florida and now Puerto Rico . 
"As former presidents , we want to help our fellow Americans begin to recover ," Obama says in the short video . 
Obama 's video share comes as a new poll shows almost half of Americans do n't realize Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens .
[TGT] spoke out Tuesday about the need for aid to Puerto Rico in a Twitter post that encouraged Americans to "answer the call ." 
In contrast , [TGT] encouraged people to donate and highlighted that Puerto Ricans are American citizens . 
Join us at oneamericaappeal.org ," [TGT] wrote , sharing a video [TGT] made with former presidents , including George W. Bush and Bill Clinton , for One America Appeal , which aims to help areas hit by hurricanes , including Texas , Florida and now Puerto Rico . 
"As former presidents , we want to help our fellow Americans begin to recover ,[TGT] says in the short video . 
[TGT] 's video share comes as a new poll shows almost half of Americans do n't realize Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens .