On February 20, 2026, President Donald Trump announced he is directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to UFOs and extraterrestrial life, citing 'tremendous public interest.' This directive follows Trump's accusation that former President Barack Obama disclosed 'classified information' during a recent podcast where Obama stated that aliens are 'real' but clarified he had not seen evidence of their existence during his presidency. Trump criticized Obama, stating, 'He made a big mistake. He took it out of classified information … He’s not supposed to be doing that.' Trump's comments were made while traveling to Georgia, where he reiterated his uncertainty about the existence of aliens, saying, 'I don’t know if they’re real or not.'