In an Instagram post on Sunday, Obama said he had been trying to “stick with the spirit” of his interviewer, political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen, during a wide-ranging podcast released Saturday.

Former President Barack Obama ignited a firestorm when he seemed to admit aliens were “real.” Congress has explored the topic of UAP, UFOs for years.

The world of extraterrestrial speculation collided headfirst with political controversy this week as President Donald Trump publicly accused Barack Obama of leaking classified information on aliens.