Trump Reacts To Obama Saying Aliens Are Real: ‘Big Mistake’

On Feb 20, 2026

President Donald Trump isn’t too happy about former President Barack Obama’s recent comments about the existence of extraterrestrials.

In fact, he says the former president’s assertion on a podcast that aliens from outer space are “real” was a “big mistake.”

Obama recently told podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen that ETs are “real, but I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in Area 51. There’s no underground facility unless there’s this enormous conspiracy, and they hid it from the president of the United States.”

In addition, presidential daughter-in-law Lara Trump claimed Trump already has a speech about the existence of extraterrestrials ready to engage during a podcast interview on Wednesday.

But White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the same day that “a speech on aliens would be news to me,” while admitting it “sounds very exciting, though.”

Donald Trump didn’t seem very interested in discussing ETs when reporters questioned him on the topic Thursday.

In fact, he turned a question by Fox News’ Steve Doocy about Obama’s alienating remarks into an attack on the former president.

After Doocy asked, “Barack Obama said that aliens are real. Have you seen any evidence of non-human visitors to earth?” Trump fired back, “Well, he gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that.”

Doocy then asked the obvious follow-up question, “So aliens are real?” but Trump did not address the question directly.

“I don’t know if they’re real or not,” Trump said. ”[Obama] made a big mistake.”

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 19, 2026

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DOOCY: Barack Obama said that aliens are real. Have you seen any evidence of non-human visitors to earth?

TRUMP: Well, he gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that.

DOOCY: So aliens are real?

TRUMP: I don’t know if they’re real or not. He made a big… pic.twitter.com/OrihM2EWca

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 19, 2026

Trump’s seeming lack of interest in extraterrestrials sets him apart from other presidents.

Bill Clinton reportedly tried to get answers about Area 51 when he was in office, while Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan both reported actually seeing UFOs, according to Politico.