The Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, has surprised with his statements on an American podcast by mentioning that aliens could be “demons”. The revelation took place on the conservative podcast Benny Show, where Vance claimed to be “obsessed” with unidentified flying objects, currently called UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomena, for its acronym in English).
Vance, who identifies as a deeply religious person, explained that his interest is not limited to mere scientific curiosity, but is part of a broader debate about good and evil and the religious interpretation of inexplicable phenomena.
“I don't believe they are extraterrestrials, I believe they are demons, but that is a longer debate,” he went on to state. “All the great religions of the world, including Christianity, in which I believe, have understood that strange and difficult-to-explain things exist. And when I hear about some extranatural phenomenon, I resort to the Christian understanding that there is much good, but there is also evil,” he added.
Thus, Vance insisted that his commitment to investigate UAPs is sincere, although he recognized that until now he had not been able to dedicate enough time to them due to other governmental matters.
The recent history of UAP in American politics
Vance's interest comes at a time when previous political figures, such as Barack Obama and Donald Trump, have also generated headlines about UAPs. Obama initially stated that aliens were “real,” although he later qualified his statements by pointing out that there was no evidence during his presidency.
Trump, for his part, announced on Truth Social the opening of government files about extraterrestrial life and inexplicable phenomena.
The recent registration of the domains alien.gov and aliens.gov by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has fueled speculation about what information the Government possesses and if it will ever be disclosed to the public.
Vance assured that he would continue investigating and "get to the bottom of the matter," although without offering a concrete timeline for the disclosure of files related to anomalous phenomena.