President Barack Obama's half brother, Malik Obama, will be attending Wednesday night's third presidential debate as a guest of Donald Trump.
Malik Obama, a Muslim with both Kenyan and US citizenship, has previously expressed his support for the Republican nominee.
“I’m excited to be at the debate. Trump can make America great again,” Malik Obama told the New York Post.
He also backed Mr Trump over allegations from several women that the presidential candidate had sexually assaulted them in the past.
“I don’t believe them,” he said. “Why didn’t they come forward before?”
Mr Trump, who has denied all allegation of sexual assault, said: “I look very much forward to meeting and being with Malik. He gets it far better than his brother.”
Mr Trump invited three of the women who accused former President Bill Clinton of sexually harassing or assaulting them years ago to the second presidential debate last week.
Malik Obama, 58, last met his famous half-brother in 2015. “I went to the White House to say hello. I paid a courtesy call,” he said. “As usual, it was a hands-off kind of thing, very businesslike, very formal.” He said he had been a lifelong Democrat supporter, but had switched his allegiance over his "deep disappointment" with his brother's administration.
“I like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart. Make America Great Again is a great slogan," he said.
He said in an interview with Good Morning Britain earlier this year: "Looking back, he made so many promises when he was running for president.
"He was riding on the promise of hope. There was so much excitement and we thought he would do so many things.
"But look at the Middle East right now. It's a mess. People are being killed all over the place; Berlin, Florida, France, Brussels. And look at the situation in Iraq right now."
Malik Obama, who is three years older than his brother, himself attempted to run for office in Kenya in 2013, but lost his run for governor of Siaya county.
Malik Obama, a Muslim with both Kenyan and US citizenship, has previously expressed his support for the Republican nominee.
“I’m excited to be at the debate. Trump can make America great again,” Malik Obama told the New York Post.
He also backed Mr Trump over allegations from several women that the presidential candidate had sexually assaulted them in the past.
“I don’t believe them,” he said. “Why didn’t they come forward before?”
Mr Trump, who has denied all allegation of sexual assault, said: “I look very much forward to meeting and being with Malik. He gets it far better than his brother.”
Mr Trump invited three of the women who accused former President Bill Clinton of sexually harassing or assaulting them years ago to the second presidential debate last week.
Malik Obama, 58, last met his famous half-brother in 2015. “I went to the White House to say hello. I paid a courtesy call,” he said. “As usual, it was a hands-off kind of thing, very businesslike, very formal.” He said he had been a lifelong Democrat supporter, but had switched his allegiance over his "deep disappointment" with his brother's administration.
“I like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart. Make America Great Again is a great slogan," he said.
He said in an interview with Good Morning Britain earlier this year: "Looking back, he made so many promises when he was running for president.
"He was riding on the promise of hope. There was so much excitement and we thought he would do so many things.
"But look at the Middle East right now. It's a mess. People are being killed all over the place; Berlin, Florida, France, Brussels. And look at the situation in Iraq right now."
Malik Obama, who is three years older than his brother, himself attempted to run for office in Kenya in 2013, but lost his run for governor of Siaya county.
