Vice President J.D. Vance Labels UFOs as “Demons” in Theological Take on Aliens

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By Open Chronicle Staff with Agencies

WASHINGTON — Vice President J.D. Vance has injected a startling theological twist into the ongoing national conversation regarding Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), claiming his personal “obsession” with the phenomena has led him to believe that extraterrestrials are actually “demons.”

Appearing Saturday, March 28, on the conservative podcast The Benny Show, hosted by Benny Johnson, the Vice President pivoted from discussions on the war in Iran and surging gas prices to address the supernatural. When asked if he had yet reviewed the classified government files on UFOs. documents, President Donald Trump has frequently teased releasing, Vance admitted he had not yet had the time, but was deeply committed to doing so.

A Catholic Perspective on the Supernatural

Vance, a devout Catholic, suggested that his fascination with the subject is rooted more in spiritual warfare than in traditional astrobiology.

“I don’t think they’re aliens; I think they’re demons, anyway, but that’s a longer discussion,” Vance told Johnson. Elaborating on his worldview, he argued that modern society attempts to use “otherworldly” or scientific labels to describe what ancient faiths have always recognized as celestial or spiritual entities.

“All the great world religions, including Christianity, which I believe in, realized there are strange things out there and things that are very difficult to explain,” Vance said. “When I hear about supernatural phenomena, I always turn to the Christian theory that there is a lot of good in the world, but there is also some evil out there. I think one of the devil’s great tricks is convincing people he never existed.”

U.S. Vice President Vance on UFOs:

"I don't think they're aliens, I think they're demons." pic.twitter.com/J8VEsXaSGT

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From Obama to Trump: A Growing Fixation

The Vice President’s comments mark the latest chapter in a multi-administration fascination with life beyond Earth. The modern surge in interest was sparked in part by former President Barack Obama, who previously stated on a podcast that “aliens are real,” though he later clarified his stance was based on statistical probability rather than classified evidence of contact.

“Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life somewhere out there,” Obama noted at the time, while maintaining he saw no proof of alien contact during his presidency.

In contrast, President Donald Trump has taken a more populist approach to the mystery. Writing on his platform, Truth Social, the President has promised to order the full declassification and publication of all government information regarding “Visitors from Space” and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).

Political and Religious Implications

Vance’s characterization of UFOs as demonic entities aligns with a specific strain of contemporary religious thought that views “aliens” as a deceptive modern mask for ancient spiritual adversaries. Critics suggest that such rhetoric may complicate official government efforts to treat UAPs as a matter of national security and scientific inquiry.

However, for Vance’s base, the comments offer a grounded, faith-based framework for a topic that has often been dismissed as science fiction. As the administration continues to navigate a hot war in the Middle East and economic volatility at home, the Vice President appears ready to bring a “theological lens” to the final frontier.