Donald Trump was asked a simple question about aliens. Naturally, he responded by accusing Barack Obama of committing a crime.
Aboard Air Force One, a Fox News reporter lobbed what should’ve been a softball curiosity about UFOs. Instead, Trump veered straight into grievance mode and started making things up about his predecessor.
“Have you seen any evidence of non-human visitors to Earth?” Peter Doocy asked.
That’s when Trump swerved.
“I don’t know if they’re real or not. I can tell you he gave classified information, he’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump said, referring to Barack Obama. “He made a big mistake. He took it out of classified information.”
That’s it. No evidence. No explanation. Just a flat accusation that Obama leaked classified material — apparently because he dared to answer a podcast question about aliens.
Here’s what actually happened.
Obama recently appeared on a podcast hosted by Brian Tyler Cohen, where he was asked about extraterrestrials. His answer was hardly a bombshell. In fact, it did the opposite of what Trump claimed.
Obama said he believes aliens are real in the abstract sense — as in, the universe is vast — but he also made clear he has never seen any evidence of them visiting Earth. More importantly, he directly shut down one of the internet’s favorite conspiracy theories about secret government alien bunkers.
“There’s no underground facility, unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States,” Obama said.
That line was a clear dismissal of the long-running myth that the federal government is hiding alien bodies at Area 51.
In other words, Obama debunked a conspiracy theory.
Trump’s response? Accuse him of leaking classified information.
There’s no indication Obama disclosed anything classified. No details about secret programs. No revelation of hidden files. Just a former president jokingly acknowledging that if there were aliens stashed somewhere underground, it would have been one heck of a conspiracy to keep it from him.
But Trump, never one to miss a chance to accuse Obama of something — anything — decided that talking about aliens on a podcast somehow qualifies as mishandling classified intelligence.
It’s the kind of reflexive attack that’s become routine. Question about aliens? Blame Obama. No evidence required.
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