During an interview with NBC’s “Today” that aired Wednesday morning, President Obama said that it is worrisome that Donald Trump has put little effort into learning about certain issues.
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He also praised Trump’s emphasis on national security, saying: “Trump is so much concerned about security and he wants to make America great”.
“I continue to believe Mr. Trump will not be president”, Obama said during a press conference at the U.S. -Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Rancho Mirage, California. “I would like to meet him”.
“This Trump guy is a really cool guy and I like him because he speaks from his heart and he is so down to earth”, Malik Obama told AFP by phone from the western Kenyan village of Kogelo, from where the pair’s father’s family comes from. “He’s just straight-forward”, Malik, who is registered to vote in Maryland, told a reporter.
“I’m a Muslim, of course, but you can’t have people going around just shooting people and killing people just in the name of Islam”, he said.
The President’s half-brother, who lived in Washington in the mid 1980’s, plans to travel back to the United States in November to vote for Trump.
In addition to liking Trump, Malik is also motivated by his “deep disappointment” with his brother’s time in the White House.
“I feel like a Republican now because they don’t stand for same-sex marriage, and that appeals to me”, he said.
Malik defended his right to disagree with his brother and the Democratic Party’s policies.
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Asked by “Today” host Savannah Guthrie if Obama is “worried” about a possible Trump victory, Obama said he’s “seen all kinds of insane stuff happen” in his political career.
