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Obama shuts down alien buzz: 'no evidence during my presidency'

Former President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend.

Obama shuts down alien buzz and says there’s no evidence they’ve made contact

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weekend.

Obama clarifies comments about aliens: 'Saw no evidence' they made contact

YouGov, a research and analytics firm, found last year that most Americans believe in aliens. Its poll results showed in November that 56% of adults, including 61% of Democrats and 46% of Republicans, said there is extraterrestrial life.

Barack Obama Walks Back Comments on Aliens Being Real: 'I Saw No Evidence'

The former president made headlines after a recent rapid-fire interview in which he said aliens were "real, but I haven't seen them"

Barack Obama clears up alien comments: ‘I saw no evidence’

Former President Barack Obama posted on Instagram Sunday that he did not see any evidence that aliens existed while he was president.

Obama clarifies his views on alien life: 'I haven't seen evidence'

"They're real, but I haven't seen them," he previously told podcast host Brian Taylor Cohen

Barack Obama clarifies he's seen 'no evidence' of aliens after saying they're real

Former President Barack Obama has clarified that during his term, he saw "no evidence" that aliens are real, after declaring the existence of extraterrestrials in a podcast clip that blew up over the weekend.

Trump vows to release classified information on aliens after admonishing Obama for commenting on classified information about aliens

Trump has a lengthy history of retaining classified information. He said he would “help“ Obama by declassifying any documents related to aliens or UFOs.