Barack Obama clarifies remark on aliens being real
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The former president joked during an interview with YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen about the extraterrestrials, saying they're real but he hasn't seen them.
The former president confirms aliens exist but dismisses Area 51 theories amid growing congressional pressure on UFO transparency.
Obama said, “There’s no underground facility [in Area 51] unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.” Area 51, a U.S. Air Force base in Nevada, has enraptured pop culture for decades.
During an appearance on YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen’s show, Obama said he hadn’t seen extraterrestrials but that they existed.