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 said Thursday that he's directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs because of “tremendous interest....

“What’s funny is, we’ve kind of asked my father-in-law about this, ’cause we’re like, ‘Well, what do you know?’” responded Trump, who is married to the president’s son Eric.