Monday 25 July 2016

'Mr. Trump is providing something new and something fresh': Obama's half-brother Malik

Malik Obama
President Obama's half-brother Malik has announced that he is voting for Donald Trump in the next election.

In an interview with the New York Post from his home in Kenya, Malik said he was voting for the Republican candidate because 'he speaks from the heart.' 

'Make America Great Again is a great slogan,' he said. 'I would like to meet (Trump).'
Trump has weighed in on his latest supporter, tweeting: 'Wow, President Obama's brother, Malik, just announced that he is voting for me. Was probably treated badly by president-like everybody else!'

The former Democrat voter said he was voting for a Republican after feeling 'deep disappointment' at his half-brother's presidency. Malik's announcement could be seen as a dig at his famous relative Barack, who has publicly backed Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton to take over from him after the November election.

But the 58-year-old, who lives in a rural Kenyan village but is still registered to vote in Maryland, has no plans to follow the president's footsteps and has criticized Clinton over her use of a private e-mail servers while secretary of state. Read more here





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