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Trump chastises Obama for spilling classified info with claim that aliens are ‘real’
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Steven Nelson
Published Feb. 19, 2026, 3:28 p.m. ET
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President Trump alleged Thursday that former President Barack Obama revealed “classified information” — a potential crime — when he said that aliens are “real” in a recent interview.
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“He gave classified information, he’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
President Trump alleged Thursday that former President Barack Obama revealed “classified information” — a potential crime — when he said that aliens are “real” in a recent interview.X/Barack Obama
“He gave classified information, he’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.Getty Images
“I don’t know if they’re real or not, but I can tell you he gave classified information.”
“He made a big mistake,” Trump went on. “He took it out of classified information. No, I don’t have an opinion on it. I never talk about it. A lot of people do. A lot of people believe it.”
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Obama told podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen, who asked about aliens, that “they’re real, but I haven’t seen them.”
“They’re not being kept at Area 51,” Obama said. “There’s no underground facility — unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.”
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An Obama spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.