Overview
- President Trump told Fox News that Obama “gave classified information” with his podcast remark about aliens being “real,” while saying he has no opinion on the subject.
- On Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast, Obama said, “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them,” and rejected claims that aliens are kept at Area 51.
- Obama later clarified on Instagram that he meant the vastness of the universe makes life elsewhere plausible, adding he saw no evidence of extraterrestrial contact during his presidency.
- Lara Trump said she has heard the president has a prepared speech about extraterrestrial life to deliver at the “right time,” a claim the White House press secretary called “news to me.”
- The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office maintains there is no verifiable evidence that the U.S. possesses extraterrestrial technology or recovered non-human materials.