Liberal influencer Brian Tyler Cohen interviewed Obama for a video that was published Feb. 14, touching on a variety of topics, from racism to ICE raids. But it was a lightning round at the end that got the most attention, with Cohen asking, “Are aliens real?”

While idea may violate Occam’s razor, “it remains a speculative but logically open alternative,” says biologist Robert Endres.

Former US President Barack Obama drew global attention after joking about aliens during a podcast interview released on February 14. In a rapid-fire segment, he said aliens were “real” but added he had seen no evidence of extraterrestrial contact and that none were being held at Area 51.

It’s been a big month for people who spend wild amounts of time online, in their self-dug bunkers, sporting tinfoil hats and wearing T-shirts bearing the words, “I IDENTIFY AS A CONSPIRACY THEORIST,

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday denies that President Donald Trump has a speech prepared about aliens.

Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, says the president has a speech pre-written and is ready to address the discovery of aliens. “I believe I’ve heard on your podcast that you’ve discussed with the president these UFOs.