Who Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Invited to Tonight's Debate

Donald Trump is continuing his trend of bringing controversial guests to the presidential debates.

The Republican nominee invited Malik Obama, the president's half brother, to sit in the audience at tonight’s third and final presidential debate in Las Vegas.

Malik Obama lives in Kenya but is an American citizen and reportedly supports Trump. Sources confirmed to ABC News that the Trump team paid for Malik Obama's trip to the debate.

At the last debate, Trump brought four women who have accused former President Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct. Trump held a press conference with the women — Juanita Broaddrick, Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey and Kathy Shelton — before the debate started, mentioned them during the debate, and his campaign arranged for the women to speak to the press in the spin room after the debate in St Louis. No plans regarding Malik Obama have been formally confirmed by Trump or his campaign.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said he does not understand the intent behind the Trump campaign's invitation to Malik Obama.

"I don't anticipate that the president has spent a lot of time considering whether or not [Malik Obama] should attend the debate," Earnest said during today's White House press briefing, adding, “I have to admit I really don't know exactly what the intent is of this invitation.”

Trump isn’t the only one bringing some big names to Las Vegas.

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a "Shark Tank" personality, is making his second appearance at a presidential debate this season. He was invited again by Hillary Clinton, who brought him along to the first debate.

Chelsea Clinton will be watching from inside the debate hall with her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, tonight, a spokesperson confirmed to ABC News. Chelsea has been at every one of the presidential debates.

It was not clear if Bill Clinton would be joining Chelsea in the debate hall.

Unlike the second debate, Bill Clinton will not shake hands with Melania Trump before the candidates are called to the stage. In the previous two debates, the spouses of the candidates had to pass each other to get to their seats, shaking hands in the process, but that is not expected to happen tonight at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

ABC News' John Parkinson contributed to this report.

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