{"id":2570233,"date":"2026-02-15T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-jokes-aliens-are-real-but-are-not-held-at-area-51\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:35:02","slug":"obama-jokes-aliens-are-real-but-are-not-held-at-area-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-jokes-aliens-are-real-but-are-not-held-at-area-51\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama jokes aliens are &#8216;real,&#8217; but are not held at Area 51"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-but-are-not-held-at-area-51%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=2570233&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 in a February 14 interview with podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen that aliens are real but not at Area 51, adding there\u2019s no underground facility\u2014unless there\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vast conspiracy hidden<\/a> from even the president. He explained that Area 51 is a highly classified U.S. Air Force base in Nevada and that there\u2019s no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-investigating-if-suspected-gilgo-beach-serial-killer-was-involved-in-disappearance-of-south-carolina-woman\/\" title=\"Authorities are probing potential links between a suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer and the disappearance of a woman from South Carolina.\">confirmed evidence<\/a> aliens have visited Earth. The remarks come as Obama\u2019s first public appearance since a controversial Truth Social post by Donald Trump depicting Obama and michelle as apes,which sparked backlash; Trump defended the clip,while Obama criticized the erosion of decorum in political discourse and <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>.  <\/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; but are not held at Area 51<\/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 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Obama appeared for an interview with left-wing podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen that was published on Feb. 14. During a lightning round of questions, Obama was asked by 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 base in the Nevada desert, about 100 miles north 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 extraterrestrial life there. Obama dismissed those rumors, joking that if aliens 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\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-jokes-aliens-are-real\/\" title=\"... are &#039;...&#039;\">controversial social media post shared<\/a> 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 &ldquo;decorum.&rdquo;<\/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":2570234,"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":[50380,5315,5894],"class_list":["post-2570233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-humor-2","tag-obama","tag-politics"],"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\/2570233","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=2570233"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570237,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570233\/revisions\/2570237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}