Obama Claims Aliens Real, Then Backpedals
February 17, 2026·8 days ago·via The Washington Post
Former President Barack Obama stirs up buzz by telling podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen that aliens are "real" but he hasn't seen them, dismissing Area 51 conspiracies as he'd know if the president was in the dark. Washington largely shrugs off the viral clip, but Obama quickly clarifies on Instagram: no evidence of extraterrestrial contact during his tenure, just statistical odds of life elsewhere given the universe's vastness.
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