Barack Obama has eight half-siblings, and the closeness of his relationships with them varies.
Years ago, Malik and Barack had a tight bond.
The two half-brothers got to know each other as adults in the mid-1980s after Barack reached out to him.
Malik later credited himself for encouraging Barack to visit Kenya in 1988.
As further evidence of their closeness, the brothers served as best men at each of their weddings.
However, things got complicated around the time Barack became president.
In 2017 and 2020, Malik posted a fake birth certificate that claimed his brother was born in Kenya.
To add to the confusion, Malik also shared a picture of their father’s passport in 2023.
Like Trump, Malik knows what it’s like to lose an election.
In 2013, he ran for Governor of Siaya, Kenya, and lost.
At the time, Malik was displeased with his brother’s lack of support.
“The whole campaign, he didn’t give me a call,” Malik informedGQ.
“[I’m] 110% still with Trump,” Malik explained to theNew York Postin 2020.
“He’s not fake.
He tells us the way he sees it.
He’s bold and fearless and he’s tough.”
