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Obama clarifies views on aliens after saying 'they're real' on podcast

Obama clarified his comments, stating no evidence of alien contact was found during his presidency despite the high statistical likelihood of extraterrestrial life, amid ongoing government UAP investigations.

  • Barack Obama said aliens are statistically likely to exist but he saw no evidence of contact during his presidency.
  • He made these remarks during a quick 'speed round' of questions on a podcast and later clarified his comments.
  • Obama rejected conspiracy theories about aliens being kept at secret locations like Area 51 unless there was a massive conspiracy hiding it from him as president.
  • He explained that the vast distances between solar systems likely make alien visitation improbable.
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The former president of the United States had to rectify the uproar formed by his response that aliens existed, although he had not seen themTrump defends his publication of the racist video against the Obamas: “It was a very forceful video about electoral fraud” Barack Obama has clarified that during his presidency he saw no evidence “that aliens had contacted us,” after answering last weekend on a podcast that they were “real,” even though he …

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