Karoline Leavitt was asked whether Donald Trump believes aliens are "real" or not following his daughter-in-law teasing an alleged speech on the subject.

Liberal influencer Brian Tyler Cohen interviewed Obama for a video that was published Feb. 14, touching on a variety of topics, from racism to ICE raids. But it was a lightning round at the end that got the most attention, with Cohen asking, “Are aliens real?”

While idea may violate Occam’s razor, “it remains a speculative but logically open alternative,” says biologist Robert Endres.

Former US President Barack Obama drew global attention after joking about aliens during a podcast interview released on February 14. In a rapid-fire segment, he said aliens were “real” but added he had seen no evidence of extraterrestrial contact and that none were being held at Area 51.

It’s been a big month for people who spend wild amounts of time online, in their self-dug bunkers, sporting tinfoil hats and wearing T-shirts bearing the words, “I IDENTIFY AS A CONSPIRACY THEORIST,

Most afternoons in the White House briefing room are a grind of charts, border questions, and the same three talking points recycled with different adjectives. Karoline Leavitt knows that rhythm by heart by now.