Trump orders US government to release files on aliens

US President Donald Trump says he will direct US agencies, including the defense department, to “begin the process of identifying and releasing” government files on aliens and extraterrestrial life, the BBC writes.

Trump made the declaration in a post on Truth Social, after he accused Barack Obama earlier in the day of revealing classified information when the former president said “aliens are real” on a podcast last week.

“He’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump told reporters. “He made a big mistake.”

Asked if he also thinks aliens are real, Trump answered: “Well, I don’t know if they’re real or not.”