Mr Trump made the announcement in a social media post hours after he accused Barack Obama of disclosing “classified information” when the former US president recently suggested in a podcast interview that aliens are real.

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,

The president said he would direct the DOD and other related agencies to “begin the process of identifying and releasing government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life” as well as UFOs.

Trump’s remarks come after former President Barack Obama Obama recently suggested in a podcast interview that aliens were real.

Prediction markets are wagering on whether the United States will confirm the existence of extraterrestrial life by 2027.