Despite being vocal about his negative feelings towards his half-brother, Malik Abongo "Roy" Obama, still earned something out of being related to President Barack Obama - by selling letters the latter sent to the Kenya-based Obama, pagesix.com reports.
"...To deal with some serious issues blacks face here," the future world leader reveals as reason for joining politics. "Some colleagues of mine here have talked me into running for the Illinois State Senate (like being an MP for a province)," he shares. "I have agreed, since I have an interest in politics to deal with some serious issues blacks face here," Obama wrote.
The handwritten letter also revealed his dislike for meetings, saying, "Of course, it involves a lot of campaigning, going to meetings and so on, which I don't find so attractive." He adds, "Anyway, if I win it will only be a part-time post, and I will continue my work as a lawyer."
The letter - first offered to LA-based memorabilia dealer Moments in Time before it was snagged by a collector - also touched on First Lady Michelle and the death of his mother later that year.
"Michelle is fine, also busy with her work," Obama wrote. "My mom's health has been stabilized for now, but she is by no means cured and continues to undergo extensive treatment."
Malik and Barack share the same father and were even best men at each other's weddings. However, in an interview with film maker Joel Gilbert in a news by Foxnews.com, Malik expressed his disappointment to his half-brother who he accuse of being a 'schemer': "Disappointed, disappointed, used, used and also betrayed. In the beginning, I didn't think that he was a schemer. His real character, his real personality, the real him, is coming out now."
When Gilbert told Malik about Obama deceiving the American people on issues of deficit and Obamacare, he responded: "Well, the way that he's turned and become a different person with the family is the same way that I see him behaving politically. He says one thing and then he does another. He's not been an honest man, as far as I'm concerned, in who he is and what he says and how he treats people."
Malik reportedly sold the letter as a package with a copy of a manuscript of Obama's first book, "Dreams From My Father", with handwritten notes. The amount paid for the letter was not revealed and The White House has not made any comment on the matter. In 2013, Malik made a profit of nearly $15,000 for each of the two other handwritten letters sent to him by Obama.
