Matt Gaetz, a former congressman and nominee for attorney general. Photo: Getty
President Donald Trump’s initial choice for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, has claimed he was briefed on a secret alien breeding programme while in office.
Mr Gaetz, a former congressman, said on Tuesday he was told that alien-human hybrids were being created to enable government officials to communicate with beings from other worlds.
Speaking on The Benny Show with prominent right-wing influencer Benny Johnson, the ex-lawmaker revealed he received the information at his office in Florida in a “non-classified setting”.
“I had someone come and brief me who was in a military uniform, worked for the United States army, that was briefing me on the locations of hybrid breeding programmes where captured aliens were breeding with humans to create some hybrid race that could engage in intergalactic communication,” Mr Gaetz said.
“An actual uniformed member of the United States Army briefed me on that.”
He conceded he did not verify the whistleblower’s claims
According to Mr Gaetz, members of his staff were present at the meeting with the “senior-enlisted” service member.
Mr Gaetz went on to claim that the humans involved in the military programme had been “abducted from war zones” and “the caravans of migrants”.
According to Mr Gaetz, he was told there were six to 12 facilities involved in the scheme. However, he conceded he did not verify the whistleblower’s claims.
The as-yet unnamed service member told Mr Gaetz he wanted members of Congress to visit the facilities so the alleged contents could not be moved.
Mr Gaetz previously made headlines in November 2024 when Mr Trump nominated him to become attorney general.
He withdrew himself from consideration amid a debate over unproven allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old. He has denied all wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime.
The Trump administration has repeatedly discussed the possibility of extraterrestrial life, even registering the domain name aliens.gov.
The president said in February he was directing the Pentagon to identify and release files related to UFOs because of “tremendous interest”.
The Independent has contacted the White House and the Department of Defence for comment.