Former US president Barack Obama sparked widespread buzz over the weekend by casually affirming the existence of extraterrestrial life during a lively podcast appearance, only to quickly clarify that he had seen no evidence of alien contact with Earth. Barack Obama spoke about aliens. Photo: Barack Obama. Source: Instagram In a recent interview released Saturday, February 14, on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast, the former commander-in-chief participated in a fast-paced “lightning round” of questions. When Cohen asked, “Are aliens real?” Obama replied without hesitation: “They’re real.” What did Obama say about aliens? He quickly added: “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.” The off-the-cuff response, delivered with Obama’s trademark calm humour, exploded across social media, reigniting long-standing debates about UFOs, government cover-ups, and the secretive Nevada military base Area 51—famous for fuelling conspiracy theories. By Sunday, Obama addressed the viral frenzy directly on his official Instagram account, posting a clarification alongside a clip from the interview.
“I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it’s gotten attention, let me clarify,” he wrote. “Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are favourable there’s life out there. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens are low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!” The comments have continued to trend, with fans and sceptics alike debating the implications for UFO lore and space exploration. How did people react to Obama’s alien comments? Here are some of the comments: non_toxic_masculinity_: “Perfect answer.” Amandasudanoramirez: “Thank you. I have lost sleep.” Deniseyoungtextiles: “You’re such a good sport. Thank you. Please continue putting goodness out there.” Bigbeaubrown: “Did the aliens cause you to post this?” Malyndahale: “Nice try, Obama.” phil_torres: “Blink twice if the aliens made you say this.” Vbarreiro: “Statistically, there are aliens. There just are. There are an estimated 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets in the observable universe. We cannot be the only ones among them who developed life.”
