The President cited “tremendous interest” in the topic after his predecessor Barack Obama suggested the existence of extraterrestrial life.

President Trump has ordered the release of all government documents related to aliens, UFOs and extraterrestrial life.

NBC News’ Tom Costello has the latest.

Former President Barack Obama made waves over the weekend when he appeared to casually confirm the existence of extraterrestrials. Obama appeared on Brian Tyler Cohen's "No Lie" podcast on Saturday, covering a wide variety of topics.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he will direct multiple U.S. government agencies to declassify files related to aliens and UFOs.

After the comments attracted global attention, Obama clarified on Instagram that “statistically” the universe is so large he believed there was a large chance that other life exists beyond earth.