US President Donald Trump said Thursday that his predecessor Barack Obama revealed "secret information" when he casually referred to the existence of aliens in a podcast.
Published on: 02/20/2026 - 07:38 Last updated: 02/20/2026 - 08:02
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that his predecessor Barack Obama revealed "secret information" regarding the existence of aliens.
"He leaked classified information, he's not supposed to do that," Trump said in response to a question on Air Force One about recent statements by Obama that revived conspiracy theories on the subject.
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"Big mistake"
Trump, who recently posted on his platform Truth Social a video showing Barack Obama and his wife Michelle in the form of two monkeys, said, "I don't know if they (aliens) are real or not," but the former Democratic president "committed a grave mistake." At the end of a podcast episode that aired last weekend, Obama answered a question about the existence of aliens by saying, "They're real, but I haven't seen them."
He added that to his knowledge there is no “underground facility” aimed at concealing their presence as some conspiracy theories suggest.
In response to the comments that spread on social media, the former president clarified his position on his Instagram account on Sunday night and said that he only made these statements to maintain the fun nature of the podcast.
France 24/AFP
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