Our president has been focused on bettering our country for over 5 years now, but he hasn’t lost touch with those who helped get him there.
Daily Mail recent did an interview with Malik Obama, Barack Obama‘s older brother, and he talked about what it’s like to have a president as a sibling.
After going through 12 marriages, accusations of domestic violence with one of his wives, and the desire to run for President of Kenya, Malik has quite a story.
He talked about how his father wanted him to make a mark in the world:
‘My father instilled that in all of us,’ he says. ‘He used to say, “No matter what, you are the very best, because I’m from the best stock. Always keep that in your mind.”
‘And, to be honest, sometimes the only thing that has kept me going was the fact that I’m an Obama; therefore I am somebody.’
He describes Michelle Obama as a “great First Lady”, and what it’s like to visit the White House to see his brother:
‘I see my brother privately at least once a year, when I go to visit him in the White House and say hello. It’s like visiting a working national monument, such as the Smithsonian or Buckingham Palace. But he’s always at the end of a phone line if I want to talk.
‘I last saw him on November 19 last year, shortly after the US election. I went to the White House and offered him my congratulations.
‘We are close but don’t live in each other’s pockets. I don’t have to be at every big party. I’ve not seen Michelle in a while.
I saw her and the children at the last inauguration, but it was very busy, so we didn’t have time to talk. I can’t say that I have a relationship with my nieces.’
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He believes that his brother being president hasn’t always been the most positive things for his life, saying that a lot of negativity has come his way:
‘Having a famous brother has made me a target of hatred, racism and bigotry against my religion,’ he says. ‘I recently asked Barack what advice he could give me about dealing with all the negativity.
We wonder what advice POTUS gave his bro. Head over to the Daily Mail to read the rest of their interview with Malik Obama.
