In the United States, President Donald Trump has released a video message commending the five living former Presidents appearing together at a hurricane relief concert in Texas, putting aside past criticism of his predecessors to call them some of America’s finest public servants.
Democrats Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter and Republicans George H.W. and George W. Bush are appearing together for the first time since 2013 to raise money for parts of Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands devastated by hurricanes.
Mr Trump in the video message yesterday said the wonderful effort reminds that they truly are one
nation under God, all unified by American values and devotion to one another.
There is precedent for former presidents joining forces for post-disaster fund-raising. George H W Bush and Bill Clinton raised money together after the 2004 South Asia
tsunami and Hurricane Katrina the next year.
Source: AIR