And definitely NOT to promote birtherism. Via Politico:
Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said the Manhattan billionaire invited President Barack Obama’s half-brother, a Trump supporter, to the third presidential debate because the Trump campaign is “very inclusive.”
“He wanted to come and we’re happy to give him a ticket,” Conway said of Malik Obama on MSNBC Wednesday hours before the debate. “We’re happy to invite him.” She denied that the Trump campaign was trying to revive false accusations by the Republican candidate that the president was born in Kenya by bringing his Kenyan-born half-brother to the debate.
Trump has also invited Patricia Smith, the mother of a Benghazi victim who has previously blamed Hillary Clinton for the death of her son.
The Clinton campaign has invited Mark Cuban and Meg Whitman.
Kellyanne Conway on Trump bringing Obama’s half-brother to the debate: “We’re very inclusive” pic.twitter.com/7E7JmZIUrc
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) October 19, 2016
Obama’s Kenyan half-brother wants to abolish Israel and backs Hamas, which advocates Jewish genocide. Trump is bringing him to the debate. https://t.co/OWrK25XHdq— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) October 19, 2016