Donald Trump invites President Obama's brother to the final 'war of words'

US President Barack Obama's half-brother, Malik Obama, will attend as a guest of billionaire Donald Trump in the final live debate between the two US presidential candidates on October 19.

US President Barack Obama's half-brother, Malik Obama. (Photo: Reuters)

“I am very excited about the debate,” Malik told the New York Post. “Trump can make America great again.”

In addition, Mr. Malik also spoke out in support of Trump in the face of allegations of sexual harassment against women. “I don’t believe them. Why didn’t they speak up before?” Mr. Malik mentioned the women who recently accused Mr. Trump of sexual assault in the past.

“I would love to meet Mr. Malik,” Mr. Trump said. “He’s much better than his brother.”

Mr. Malik can be considered one of the special guests that Mr. Trump invited to attend his live debates with Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. In the previous debate, Mr. Trump invited 3 women who accused Mrs. Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, of sexually harassing them. These guests are believed to be to put pressure on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

The half-brother of President Obama, Mr. Malik, 58, is a Kenyan-born U.S. citizen who has lived in Washington since 1985 and is currently a financial consultant. The two last met last year at the White House.

Mr. Malik has long supported the Democratic Party in the US, but only recently changed his stance because of disappointment with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s decision not to prosecute Democratic presidential candidate Clinton regarding her use of personal email for official purposes during her tenure as US Secretary of State.

“I like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart,” Malik told the New York Post in July. “Make America Great Again is a great slogan. I would love to meet him.”

The New York Post said that a year ago, Mr. Malik told this to his younger brother and also expressed his displeasure at Mr. Obama's lack of support when he ran for governor of the city of Siaya in Kenya in 2013.

Meanwhile, he has shown little support for his half-brother. In an interview with Good Morning Britain earlier this year, he said: “Look back. He (Obama) promised a lot. We hoped and thought he would deliver. But look at the Middle East now. It’s chaos. And the situation in Iraq.”

According to Dan Tri