BREAKING: President Trump Orders Pete Hegseth To Release Pentagon Files On Aliens And UFOs
President Trump is all about transparency.
And his latest move is just another example.
On Wednesday evening, President Trump announced he would direct the Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and numerous governmental agencies to release all files they have on aliens, UFOs, and UAPs.
Trump shared that he has decided to release the files on aliens, as interest in them has grown over the last couple of days.
Check out what the New York Post had to report on Trump’s big announcement:
President Trump announced Thursday that he will order top administration officials to identify and release government files related to UFOs and aliens.
“Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
“GOD BLESS AMERICA!” he added.
Earlier Thursday, Trump chastised former President Barack Obama for saying aliens are “real” in a recent interview.
Here’s Trump’s full statement:
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 20, 2026
Here was Hegseth’s response:
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) February 20, 2026
Earlier on Wednesday, Trump called out Obama for talking about aliens due to the information being classified.
Take a look:
🚨 HOLY CRAP! President Trump just sent a WARNING to Barack Obama, after Obama said “aliens are real”
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 19, 2026
“He made a BIG MISTAKE giving out classified information!”
👀 pic.twitter.com/mZI0p08POV
Fox News had more to add on Trump’s comments on Obama:
President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force One that former President Barack Obama revealed classified information by suggesting aliens are real, calling the remarks a “big mistake” and accusing Obama of disclosing secrets about possible non-human visitors to Earth.
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked Trump about Obama’s claim during a gaggle aboard Air Force One, pressing the current sitting president on whether he has seen evidence of non-human visitors on Earth.
“He gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that,” Trump said. “I don’t know if they’re real or not. I can tell you, he gave classified information. He’s not supposed to be doing that – he made a big mistake. He took it out of classified information.”
Former President Barack Obama appeared on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast Saturday, where he was asked point-blank whether aliens are real.
“They’re real, but I haven’t seen them,” Obama said.
The 44th president also dismissed the idea that extraterrestrials are being held at Nevada’s Area 51, saying there is no secret underground facility “unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.”
After his comments sparked buzz online, Obama sought to clarify his remarks on Instagram.
