Former President Trump spoke at length about his belief in space and the existence of aliens during a podcast this week.
While appearing on YouTuber Logan Paul’s talk show “Impaulsive,” President Trump was asked what information he had been given access to regarding extraterrestrial life.
“I met the pilot. [who looked] “They’re tall, handsome, perfect people, like the beautiful Tom Cruise,” Trump told Paul, recalling one pilot saying to him, “‘Captain, there’s something round shaped and it’s going about four times faster than my superjet fighter.”
“And I saw these people, and they were totally serious,” Trump added.
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump held a press conference at the Republican Senatorial Committee Building in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Despite the elite pilot’s testimony, Trump said he denies he believes in aliens.
“Am I a believer? Well, probably not, but I’ve met people who seriously say they’re seeing some really strange things flying around in the outside world,” Trump told Paul.
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The former president also made a brief joke about illegal immigration, telling Paul he was more worried about “illegal immigrants” at the southern border than he was about extraterrestrial life.
“When they say foreigners, I ask, ‘Are they illegal immigrants?'” Trump quipped. “These [UFOs] It may be illegal, but I don’t want to test it.”
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Then-President Trump looks up at the partial solar eclipse from the balcony of the White House in Washington, DC. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
Representatives for the former president initially reached out to Paul’s team to request a meeting, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital.
According to sources, Paul’s team has also reached out to representatives for President Biden, inviting him to appear as a guest on a future episode of the podcast.
Fox News’ Chantz Martin contributed to this report.
