Malik Obama in scathing Twitter attack before US debate

Malik Obama launched a scathing Twitter tirade against his half-brother President Barack Obama moments before the third and final presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The older Obama took to the social media forum to criticise the president on personal and political issues in a series of tweets that resembled those of the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

In his rant, which took approximately 23 minutes, Malik went as far as questioning whether the US leader was his brother.

He even offered to take a DNA test and challenged Obama to do the same.

In one of the tweets, he claimed that at one point first lady Michelle Obama made him sleep at a hotel, although he did not specify when this happened.

“I wonder if he is even my brother. He was my best man,” read one of his tweets. “Michelle made me sleep in a hotel”.

He went on to write that Mr Trump has helped him and the American people more than Mr Obama has.

“Mr Trump has done more for me and America than my brother. I was his best man but he has abandoned me. He has abandoned all of us,” he tweeted.

Supporting Trump on his assertions that the November 8 elections will be rigged, Malik said Kenya's elections are always rigged and that the United States should guard against “votes being stolen.”

“They steal elections in Kenya all the time,” he wrote. “We must stop America (sic) vote from being stolen. Must be fair!”

'Cannot keep us safe'

Turning to another target, Malik blasted Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, saying she cannot keep the US safe.

He also referenced the issue of the emails that she is alleged to have deleted.

“Hillary does not keep us safe. She doesn’t keep her emails safe! She lies and lies and lies. America needs truth!!!” he wrote.

Later after the series of tweets, he joined Mr Trump’s family in the debate hall as a guest of the presidential candidate.

In July this year, he declared his support for Mr Trump and said he would be voting for him.