Donald TrumpĀ fired back atĀ Barack ObamaĀ over extraterrestrial life comments during a heated exchange aboard Air Force One recently.

PresidentĀ TrumpĀ is directing his administration to begin releasing government documents related to aliens and unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The president accused his predecessor of revealing government secrets when Obama recently declared aliens exist during a podcast appearance.

Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy pressed Trump about Obama’s statement on Bryan Tyler Cohen’s show, where the former president said aliens are real. Trump immediately challenged Obama’s right to discuss such topics, claiming the comments violated national security protocols and crossed legal boundaries. Obama had told Cohen that aliens ā€œare real, but I haven’t seen themā€ before joking about Area 51 conspiracy theories. The former president later attempted to clarify his remarks, but Donald Trump seized on the original comments as evidence of wrongdoing.

Donald Trump said he remains uncertain about alien existence but criticized Obama for allegedly accessing restricted government information to make his claims. The president described Obama’s podcast appearance as a ā€œbig mistakeā€ that could have serious consequences for national security protocols.