The head of state officially instructed the Ministry of Defense to prepare for the comprehensive release of all existing government materials on this sensitive topic. He announced this on his platform Truth Social, stating that the decision to declassify was prompted by "significant public interest" in extraterrestrials.
Trump emphasized: "I am directing the Secretary of Defense and all relevant agencies to begin the process of identifying and publishing documents related to extraterrestrial life and unidentified flying objects. These issues are difficult to resolve, but they are extremely important."
This move was a response to criticism of Barack Obama. Trump accused his predecessor of unauthorized disclosure of classified information, calling his recent comments about extraterrestrial beings "a significant mistake," although he did not provide specific examples of breaches of secrecy.
According to Reuters, the disagreement stemmed from an interview Obama gave on Brian Tyler Cohen's podcast. In response to a question about the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence, the 44th president of the United States jokingly remarked that "they exist," but added that he had not seen any secret underground facilities in "Area 51." Later, he clarified on Instagram that his words were based on the mathematical probability of life existing in the vast Universe, but during his presidency, he had not received any evidence of contact with aliens.
