After stating that the truth is indeed out there, former President Barack Obama clarified his comments regarding extraterrestrial life. Following up his interview that discussed "real" aliens - conducted by political podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen and published on Friday, February 13 - Obama, 64, took to Instagram two days later to address his claim. "I was trying to stick with the spirit of [Cohen's] speed round, but since it's gotten attention let me clarify. Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there's life out there.