Trump's comments came hours after he claimed that former President Barack Obama shared "classified information"' when he told a podcaster recently that he believed aliens were real.

President Donald Trump has shared a post indicating that he has directed government officials to identify and release files related to aliens and extraterrestrial life.

“Based on the tremendous interest shown,” Mr. Trump wrote on social media, he had directed officials to “begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterre...