Prediction markets on whether the United States will confirm the existence of aliens saw a surge of activity after President Donald Trump said he was directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to begin ...

The president’s announcement came after he rebuked his predecessor Barack Obama for saying that aliens were “real.” Obama later said he was just guessing.

President Donald Trump said that he’s directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs because of “tremendous interest.”

Former US President Obama told podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen that he thinks aliens are real in an interview released last Saturday.