Donald Trump claims that Barack Obama acted improperly by allegedly sharing classified information with Americans when he said that aliens exist.
Podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen asked the former president if extraterrestrials were real in an episode that aired January 14.
‘They’re real, but I haven’t seen them,’ Obama replied. He joked that they are not being kept at Area 51, as far as he knows.
The clip went so viral and sparked so much speculation that the former president had to post a clarification the following day, where he explicitly stated: ‘I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!’
Rather, he was sharing his personal belief that ‘the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there.’
But Trump said on Thursday, on his way to Georgia, that Obama was ‘not supposed’ to be sharing this ‘classified information.’
‘I don’t know if they’re real or not,’ Trump told Fox News reporter Peter Doocy aboard Air Force One.
‘I can tell you he gave classified information. He made a big mistake,’ he added.
Donald Trump said on Thursday that Barack Obama ‘made a big mistake’ by sharing ‘classified information’ when he said that aliens are real
Barack Obama said on a podcast that aired February 14 that extraterrestrials exist
Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, told New York Post podcast host Miranda Devine in an episode that aired this week that the President was preparing a speech on extraterrestrials.
This was brand new information for his press secretary.
At Wednesday’s press briefing, Karoline Leavitt was asked about Obama’s recent comments and the prospects of a presidential speech on life beyond Earth.
‘A speech on aliens would be news to me,’ Leavitt replied. ‘That sounds very exciting, though. I’ll have to check in with our speech-writing team.’
‘That would be of great interest to me personally, I’m sure all of you in this room – and apparently former President Obama, too. So, we’ll keep you posted on that.’
