Following comments from the former president on a podcast last week, Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Thursday, Feb. 19, that Obama should not have answered a question about the possible existence of extraterrestrial beings.

Barack Obama set off a wave of online speculation after appearing on Brian Tyler Cohen's podcast and fielding a question about aliens. The post ‘They're real:' Obama sparks alien buzz in podcast

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

Podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen defended his questioning of Barack Obama on Monday, and said he asked the former president to make a statement to clarify his alien remarks.

Former US President Barack Obama says he has seen no evidence extra-terrestrials have made contact with Earth.

Former US President Barack Obama said he’s seen no evidence that aliens have made contact with Earth, clarifying his position on extraterrestrials after comments he made in a podcast went viral.

After former President Barack Obama's remarks on aliens during a recent podcast interview went viral, he later clarified what he meant in an Instagram post over the weekend.

Former President Barack Obama is back in the spotlight with a podcast appearance that quickly went viral. While most people focused on a playful extraterrestrial exchange, the conversation itself centered on how movies and television — especially streaming — shape culture today.

In an Instagram post on Sunday, Obama said he had been trying to “stick with the spirit” of his interviewer, political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen, during a wide-ranging podcast released Saturday. During a speed round, Obama told Cohen that aliens are real.

Barack Obama was having a bit of fun with a podcaster on whether aliens are real. Alas, even ex-presidents can’t just speak off the cuff, apparently.