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Obama Drops Alien Claim Host Misses Follow Up
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- Former President Barack Obama claimed aliens are real during a recent podcast.
- Host Brian Tyler Cohen did not ask any follow-up questions on the statement.
- Many online critics called out the host for missing the chance to press further.
During Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast, Barack Obama was directly asked if aliens are real and he affirmed, sparking immediate interest. Instead of pursuing more details about the unprecedented claim, Cohen shifted topics quickly.
Obama said, “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in … Area 51. There’s no underground facility. Unless there’s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States.”
The conversation turned as Cohen asked Obama, “What was the first question you wanted answered when you became president?”
“Where are the aliens?” Obama responded, making the host laugh, but leading to no further questions about extraterrestrial life.
Cohen continued with unrelated questions, missing a moment to clarify Obama’s historic admission. The segment about aliens lasted less than 30 seconds in the interview, which ran over 47 minutes total.
Jay Anderson, another podcaster, replied to Cohen on X, “Imagine getting a former president to say ‘aliens are real’ in plain english for the first time and then you ask ZERO follow up questions! You asked, he answered, you moved on. Bro that’s fucking insane.”
Jesse Michaels asked Cohen online, “And then when he said ‘they’re real’ – an affirmative answer unprecedented in the history of the American Presidency – you didn’t ask ‘how do you know that?'”
Republican New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino questioned, “Are you the worst interviewer who ever lived?”
Priest and commentator Calvin Robinson stated, “When a former President of the United States says on the record there are aliens, YOU FOLLOW UP WITH RELEVANT QUESTIONS. You do not continue reading from your script.”
Culture editor Sonny Bunch described Obama’s answer as “a master class in politico-legal speak,” noting the president confirmed aliens exist but denied seeing them or knowing their location.
Conservative voices online agreed that Cohen missed a rare chance to obtain serious answers that matter to Americans concerned about truth and transparency from leaders.
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