Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels · Aired Aug 25, 2026
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Donald Trump told an inner circle that aliens are living in the Earth's oceans.
The finding
What the evidence shows
This traces back to TV host Jack Osbourne saying an unnamed friend told him Trump said aliens live in the ocean, and outlets covering it say plainly there's no independent way to confirm Trump actually said this. Presenting third hand, unverified celebrity gossip as if Trump told an inner circle overstates what has actually been reported.
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Quick answer
Is it true that Donald Trump told an inner circle that aliens are living in the Earth's oceans?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. This traces back to TV host Jack Osbourne saying an unnamed friend told him Trump said aliens live in the ocean, and outlets covering it say plainly there's no independent way to confirm Trump actually said this. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2545 - Jesse Michels, aired Aug 25, 2026, at 2:46:19. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is ibtimes.co.uk, linked below.
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