Trump's comments came hours after he claimed that former President Barack Obama shared 'classified information' when he told a podcaster recently that he believed aliens were real.

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 on Thursday said he would direct all relevant agencies to release government files related to aliens and any information “connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important,

In a Truth Social post, the U.S. president said his move was based on the "tremendous interest" in the subject, without providing additional details.