Barack Obama was having a bit of fun with a podcaster on whether aliens are real. Alas, even ex-presidents can’t just speak off the cuff, apparently.

Former President Barack Obama says aliens are real, but a famous conspiracy theory about them is wrong. Obama spoke about extraterrestrials in a new interview with podcast host Brian Taylor Cohen, who asked “Are aliens real?

In a bonkers Truth Social post sure to send conspiracy theorists into overdrive, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he's ordering the Pentagon and other government agencies to begin identifying and releasing classified files on extraterrestrial life and UFOs.