President Donald Trump said on Thursday (February 19) he would direct federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to aliens and unidentified flying objects, pointing to what he described as strong public interest in the issue.

The president announced that he would begin the process of releasing government files “related to alien and extraterrestrial life.”

Lara Trump reveals president has speech pre-written to announce the discovery of alien life after Obama claim - The admission comes after former President Barack Obama went viral for claiming aliens a

YouGov polling from 2025 found that 47 per cent of Americans believe aliens have either definitely or probably visited Earth at some stage in the past. Quizzed about his own view on the matter on Air Force One during the week,

British political campaign group named Everyone Hates Elon voiced its opposition to Musk, calling for the world’s wealthiest people to pay tax. The group unfurled a 400 square metre banner on a field directly below the flightpath taken by helicopters on their way to Davos.

Trump directs release of government files ‘related to alien and extraterrestrial life’ - Trump has accused Obama of sharing ‘classified information’ after the former president spoke about aliens on a

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Trump said he'd direct agencies to begin sourcing and "releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life."