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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nGetty Images<\/h5>\n\n\n\nPresident Obama’s half-brother says he will vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\u201cI like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart,\u201d Malik Obama told The New York Post<\/a>from his home in Kogelo, Kenya.\u201cMake America Great Again is a great slogan. I would like to meet him.\u201d<\/p>\nMalik Obama, who is reportedly still registered to vote in Maryland, \u00a0where he once lived, said he was deeply disappointed in his brother’s administration. He has long been a Democrat but recently decided to change his party.<\/p>\n
He referenced the scandal surrounding likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton<\/a><\/span>‘s use of a private email server while secretary of State.<\/p>\n\u201cShe should have known better as the custodian of classified information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also said he was drawn to the Republican Party because they don’t stand for same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n
“That appeals to me,” he said.<\/p>\n
Malik Obama said he’s ready for his brother’s term to end.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think politics is my thing,\u201d he told the Post.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I\u2019ll be happy when my brother is out of office, and I will finally be out of the limelight and be able to live like a human being,” he continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Trump is providing something new and something fresh.”<\/p>\n
Trump touted the story on Twitter, saying Malik Obama was “probably treated badly” by the president.<\/p>\n
\nWow, President Obama's brother, Malik, just announced that he is voting for me. Was probably treated badly by president-like everybody else!<\/p>\n
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
President Obama’s half-brother says he will vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n \u201cI like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart,\u201d Malik Obama told The New York Post<\/a>from his home in Kogelo, Kenya.\u201cMake America Great Again is a great slogan. I would like to meet him.\u201d<\/p>\n Malik Obama, who is reportedly still registered to vote in Maryland, \u00a0where he once lived, said he was deeply disappointed in his brother’s administration. He has long been a Democrat but recently decided to change his party.<\/p>\n He referenced the scandal surrounding likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton<\/a><\/span>‘s use of a private email server while secretary of State.<\/p>\n \u201cShe should have known better as the custodian of classified information,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He also said he was drawn to the Republican Party because they don’t stand for same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n “That appeals to me,” he said.<\/p>\n Malik Obama said he’s ready for his brother’s term to end.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think politics is my thing,\u201d he told the Post.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, I\u2019ll be happy when my brother is out of office, and I will finally be out of the limelight and be able to live like a human being,” he continued.<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Trump is providing something new and something fresh.”<\/p>\n Trump touted the story on Twitter, saying Malik Obama was “probably treated badly” by the president.<\/p>\n Wow, President Obama's brother, Malik, just announced that he is voting for me. Was probably treated badly by president-like everybody else!<\/p>\n — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n