Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) had a close encounter of the skeptical kind after Donald Trump’s UFO announcement.
The president wrote on his Truth Social platform on Thursday:
Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
While the announcement thrilled parts of Trump’s MAGA base hoping for long-awaited proof of extraterrestrials, Massie suggested it was simply a distraction from the administration’s handling of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who was once a close associate of Trump.
“They’ve deployed the ultimate weapon of mass distraction,” Massie wrote on X, adding: “But the Epstein files aren’t going away… even for aliens.”
