{"id":1921402,"date":"2026-05-06T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921402"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:00:21","slug":"barack-obama-offers-himself-as-earths-future-emissary-to-alien-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921402","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama Offers Himself as Earth&#8217;s Future Emissary to Alien Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cb\/16by9\/2026\/05\/06\/cb966d3b6012466698c04c891cdc428a_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Barack Obama Offers Himself as Earth&#8217;s Future Emissary to Alien Visitors<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Barack Obama<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-none h2\">No, Aliens Haven&#8217;t Crashed in U.S. &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">I&#8217;m the Guy to Greet Them Though!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-06T07:00:21-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 6, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:00 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-06T10:29:17-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  May 6, 2026<br \/>\n                                10:29 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-8c83eed57bc08a72b87873903f4f80b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260506_cb966d3b6012466698c04c891cdc428a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:44fe6044-3671-47aa-8330-8248aa139502\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cb\/4by3\/2026\/05\/06\/cb966d3b6012466698c04c891cdc428a_md.jpg\" alt=\"obama and aliens getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f4014a81332e5fa5245b889c09c43dab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/barack-obama\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Barack Obama<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s insisting the USA doesn&#8217;t have little green men or alien spaceships locked up in an underground bunker somewhere &#8230; but, if they ever visit Earth, he&#8217;s volunteering to lead the welcoming committee.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4dd270a60048ee90ac954bc3e71b9774\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>The former POTUS once again addressed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/16\/barack-obama-explains-aliens-are-real-podcast-comment\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>recent comments<\/strong><\/a> about aliens &#8212; when he said &#8220;They\u2019re real, but I haven&#8217;t seen them&#8221; on a podcast in February &#8230; doubling down by telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/stephen-colbert\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Stephen Colbert<\/strong><\/a> he thought it was clear he just meant the universe is infinite, and it&#8217;s likely we&#8217;re not the only life in it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c9103b8e9828c4e2f9bb7884a1a3f741\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Colbert cracks jokes about the former Prez knowing more than he&#8217;s letting on &#8212; comparing the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago to an alien craft &#8212; before Obama says he needs to plug a potential future collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9c7cc39f89c52def3d1cf2b8b5c3e87d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Take note, United Nations &#8230; Barack Obama says he thinks he&#8217;d be a great member of the &#8220;first contact&#8221; team &#8212; the team of officials who would greet the aliens if they ever make it to Earth.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4bb672ad69ddc3d3a5d922a69ae30c07\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-5fc603e2-465e-4321-99a6-4541fe6fac9a\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/05\/01\/barack-obama-through-the-years\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:5fc603e2-465e-4321-99a6-4541fe6fac9a\" data-context='{\"name\":\"gallery-block\",\"section\":\"permalink\"}' data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:44fe6044-3671-47aa-8330-8248aa139502\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b5\/4by3\/2026\/05\/01\/b56f3d076d0e4af1a9d4b253bd34e5c2_md.jpg\" alt=\"Barack Obama Through The Years\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Barack Obama Through The Years<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5e4e08c36ffb2806fc979db3533e603f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>BO then pitches himself &#8230; he&#8217;s got a background in diplomacy &#8212; that&#8217;s an understatement &#8212; while also mentioning he&#8217;s friendly. All in all, he thinks he&#8217;d be a good emissary for the planet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2d9d73409d49ba4eb7b8903098bde77d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Colbert thanks the president for the pitch &#8230; joking he&#8217;ll take 44&#8217;s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 under advisement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ee0df80a2843c9f2b73ae7c5299066c0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-47a6a488-a2c0-4a85-b922-51f58267249d-795948771-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/05\/16by9\/2026\/02\/19\/05584833951147c295f643030cf77994_md.jpg\" alt=\"021926_donald_trump_obama_aliens_kal_v2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-47a6a488-a2c0-4a85-b922-51f58267249d-795948771-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">SHOULDN&#8217;T HAVE SAID THAT!!!<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/2026-02-19-021926-donald-trump-obama-aliens-2235475-998\/\">Video: Donald Trump Says Barack Obama Revealed Top Secret Info About Aliens<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">FOX News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-54120bbc09356c98d7cf09a6662ede83\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>We know one person who probably ain&#8217;t nominating Obama for the team &#8230; President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; who accused his predecessor of giving out classified alien info after Obama&#8217;s initial podcast appearance a couple months ago.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2c223afa18c30ffc1fce83682aad1f23\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Barack Obama, Alien Ambassador &#8230; it&#8217;s definitely got a ring to it!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/06\/president-obama-talks-about-aliens-again\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:44fe6044-3671-47aa-8330-8248aa139502\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/06\/president-obama-talks-about-aliens-again\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:44fe6044-3671-47aa-8330-8248aa139502\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"twitter-footer\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/01\/chandra-levy-family-thinks-ufos-involved-with-death\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:44fe6044-3671-47aa-8330-8248aa139502\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":1}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a5\/16by9\/2026\/05\/01\/a5c10580b9274e4a9dda0f3d5223e056_xs.png\" alt=\"050126 susan robert levy primary\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Chandra Levy&#8217;s Family Says UFOs Might Be Involved in Death, Watch Clip<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/07\/nick-pope-dead\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:44fe6044-3671-47aa-8330-8248aa139502\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":2}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/76\/16by9\/2026\/04\/07\/769e56ddadb34722a0badfc54cb5b1e2_xs.jpg\" alt=\"nick pope getty 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        UFO Expert Nick Pope Dead at 60<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/06\/tim-burchett-says-aliens-are-real\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:44fe6044-3671-47aa-8330-8248aa139502\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":3}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/50\/16by9\/2026\/04\/06\/507123569af4463387c37c367fd9e08a_xs.png\" alt=\"033026 atim burchett primary\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Congressman Tim Burchett Says Aliens Are Real &amp; 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