Five former presidents get together — without Trump — to pledge help for Texas

The former presidents make quite the team.
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All five former living presidents of the U.S. have banded together to support people affected by Hurricane Harvey.

The group launched a joint appeal Thursday, and they're seeking donations for those in need across the Gulf Coast.

Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and George H.W. Bush all appear in a new video asking for donations to the One America Appeal to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.

The appeal is also set to be expanded to include Hurricane Irma which is heading toward the region.

"We've got more love in Texas than water," George W. Bush says in the clip, while his father adds on, "We love you Texas."

The donation website currently lists the Houston Harvey Relief Fund and the Rebuild Texas Fund as donation recipients with money going through the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation charity.

Michelle Obama also chimed in to encourage supporting the fund.

The appeal is distinctly ex-presidential, emphasis on the ex. Donald Trump, who has promised $1 million of his own money to Hurricane Harvey relief, is not involved in this project. He did, however, tweet out his support for it.

In a quick, but heart-warming touch at the end, all five former presidents say "Thank you" from their respective locations.

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Sasha Lekach

Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.

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