{"id":2570218,"date":"2026-02-15T17:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-jokes-aliens-are-real\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T17:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:32:24","slug":"obama-jokes-aliens-are-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-jokes-aliens-are-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama jokes aliens are &#8216;real&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobama-jokes-aliens-are-real%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Barack Obama joked that aliens are \u201creal\u201d \u2014 just not at Area 51 \u2014 during a Brian Tyler Cohen Show interview released Feb. 14. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rapid-fire segment<\/a>, he answered a question about extraterrestrials by saying, \u201cThey\u2019re real, but I haven\u2019t seen them,\u201d and added that if such beings were hidden, \u201cthere\u2019s no underground facility, unless there\u2019s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.\u201d The piece notes that Area 51 is a highly classified U.S. Air Force installation in Nevada and that there is no confirmed evidence of alien life or secret containment there. The interview was Obama\u2019s first public appearance as a controversial Truth Social post that depicted him and first lady Michelle Obama as apes,which drew backlash; Trump and white House aides weighed in with defenses and criticisms. Obama also used the moment to criticize what he viewed as a decline in decorum in politics, describing a \u201cclown show\u201d he sees on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media<\/a> and television.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Obama jokes aliens are &lsquo;real&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2504695\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">Barack Obama<\/a> joked that aliens are &ldquo;real&rdquo; &mdash; just not at Area 51 &mdash; during an interview released Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Obama appeared on the <em>Brian Tyler Cohen Show<\/em> in an episode published Feb. 14. During a lightning round of questions, Obama was asked by host Brian Tyler Cohen about extraterrestrials and played along.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4458496\/trump-says-dinner-with-bill-maher-was-a-waste-of-time\/\">Trump says dinner with Bill Maher was a &lsquo;waste of time&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4458469\/wasserman-sell-talent-agency-distraction-epstein-files\/\">Casey Wasserman to sell his talent agency after becoming &#8216;distraction&#8217; due to Epstein files<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4456466\/nicki-minaj-calls-on-barbz-tell-senators-pass-save-act\/\">Nicki Minaj calls on &#8216;Barbz&#8217; to tell their senators to pass the SAVE Act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re real, but I haven&rsquo;t seen them,&rdquo; Obama said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re not being kept at Area 51. There&rsquo;s no underground facility, unless there&rsquo;s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4458141\/missing-the-story-between-the-lines\/\"><strong>SALENA ZITO: MISSING THE STORY BETWEEN THE LINES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Area 51 is a highly classified U.S. Air Force installation in the Nevada desert, about 120 miles northwest of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/las-vegas\/\">Las Vegas.<\/a> For decades, it has been the subject of conspiracy theories claiming the government is hiding evidence of alien life there. Obama dismissed those rumors, joking that if extraterrestrials existed and were being concealed, even the president was not in on it.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists continue to search for signs of life beyond Earth, but there is no confirmed evidence that aliens have visited or are being housed in secret government facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The interview marked Obama&rsquo;s first public appearance since a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4448727\/tim-scott-calls-trump-remove-obama-monkey-video-truth-social\/\">controversial social media post shared on Truth Social <\/a>by President Donald Trump&rsquo;s account earlier in February. The video depicted Obama and former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michelle-obama\/\">first lady Michelle Obama <\/a>as apes, prompting widespread <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4457205\/white-house-report-card-trump-easy-critics-obamas-video\/\">backlash. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended the clip, telling reporters to &ldquo;please stop the fake outrage.&rdquo; Trump, speaking aboard Air Force One, declined to apologize and said, &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t make a mistake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4458703\/obama-reaction-trump-racist-ape-video\/\">OBAMA SAYS &lsquo;RESPECT FOR THE OFFICE&rsquo; LOST AFTER TRUMP SHARES RACIST APE VIDEO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asked about the broader political climate, Obama criticized what he described as a lack of &lsquo;decorum&rsquo;.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There doesn&rsquo;t seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum and a sense of propriety and respect for the office,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s this sort of clown show that&rsquo;s happening in social media and on television.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama: aliens real, not at Area 51<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3970,"featured_media":2570219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25306016698691.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5835,5548,5315,5894,32870],"class_list":["post-2570218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aliens","tag-jokes","tag-obama","tag-politics","tag-satire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25306016698691.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3970"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570222,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570218\/revisions\/2570222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}