Trump accused Obama of revealing classified information about aliens, calling it a "big mistake" during Air Force One interview with Fox News reporter.

In a Truth Social post, the U.S. president said his move was based on the "tremendous interest" in the subject, without providing additional details.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he was directing agencies to release files pertaining to “alien and extraterrestrial life.”Trump wrote on Truth Social that “based on the tremendous interest shown,

Donald Trump’s out-of-left-field announcement that he’s ordered the release of government files on alien life has set off a frenzied hype operation by his MAGA allies. The president announced the

President Trump directed his administration to release files on UFOs and any "alien and extraterrestrial life," an issue that has drawn decades of fascination — and spawned more than a few wild theories.

The Tennessee congressman has pushed relentlessly for government transparency about unidentified areal phenomena, or UAPs, since he got to Washington.

The president’s announcement came after he rebuked his predecessor Barack Obama for saying that aliens were “real.” Obama later said he was just guessing.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) criticized President Donald Trump on Thursday night for announcing he would be releasing government files related to aliens. He categorized the decision as an attempt to divert attention from the Epstein files.

Americans have suspected the U.S. government of concealing information related to extraterrestrial findings for decades.