Former presidents call for unity at hurricane aid concert
George W. Bush
Democrats Barack Obama  Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and Republicans George H.W. and  George W. Bush  gathered in College Station  Texas  home of Texas A&M University  to try to unite the country after the storms.
Texas A&M is home to the presidential library of  the elder Bush . At 93  he has a form of Parkinson’s disease and appeared in a wheelchair at the event. His wife  Barbara  and George W. Bush’s wife  Laura  were in the audience.
“This wonderful effort reminds  us  that  we  truly are one nation under God  all unified by  our  values and devotion to one another ” Trump said in the greeting  played during the concert.
Four of the five former presidents — Obama   George W. Bush   Carter and Clinton — made brief remarks that did not mention Trump.  The elder Bush  did not speak but smiled and waved to the crowd.  They  appealed for national unity to help those hurt by the hurricanes.
The last time the five were together was in 2013  when Obama was still in office  at the dedication of  George W. Bush’s  presidential library in Dallas.
There is precedent for former presidents joining forces for post-disaster fundraising.  George H.W. Bush  and Bill Clinton raised money together after the 2004 South Asia tsunami and Hurricane Katrina the next year. Clinton and  George W. Bush  combined to seek donations after Haiti’s 2011 earthquake.
Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane on Aug. 25  unleashing historic flooding in Houston and killing more than 80 people. Shortly thereafter  all five ex-presidents appeared in a commercial for a fundraising effort known as “One America Appeal.” In it   George W. Bush  says  “People are hurting down here.”  His  father  George H.W. Bush  then replies  “We love you  Texas.”
Democrats Barack Obama  Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and Republicans George H.W. and  [TGT]gathered in College Station  Texas  home of Texas A&M University  to try to unite the country after the storms.
Texas A&M is home to the presidential library of [TGT] . At 93  he has a form of Parkinson’s disease and appeared in a wheelchair at the event. His wife  Barbara  and George W. Bush’s wife  Laura  were in the audience.
“This wonderful effort reminds  [TGT]  that  [TGT]  truly are one nation under God  all unified by  our  values and devotion to one another ” Trump said in the greeting  played during the concert.
Four of the five former presidents — Obama   George W. Bush   Carter and Clinton — made brief remarks that did not mention Trump.  [TGT]did not speak but smiled and waved to the crowd.  They  appealed for national unity to help those hurt by the hurricanes.
The last time the five were together was in 2013  when Obama was still in office  at the dedication of  George W. Bush’s  presidential library in Dallas.
There is precedent for former presidents joining forces for post-disaster fundraising.  George H.W. Bush  and Bill Clinton raised money together after the 2004 South Asia tsunami and Hurricane Katrina the next year. Clinton and  [TGT]combined to seek donations after Haiti’s 2011 earthquake.
Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane on Aug. 25  unleashing historic flooding in Houston and killing more than 80 people. Shortly thereafter  all five ex-presidents appeared in a commercial for a fundraising effort known as “One America Appeal.” In it   [TGT]says  “People are hurting down here.”  His  father  George H.W. Bush  then replies  “We love you  Texas.”