Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Friday dismissed the Pentagon’s release of 162 files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) and UFOs as a deliberate distraction, accusing the Trump administration of deploying “shiny object propaganda” while it pursues foreign military engagements.
The Defense Department published the documents on a new portal, war.gov/UFO, fulfilling President Trump’s pledge for greater transparency on the topic. But Greene, once a close Trump ally, made clear she was unimpressed.
“I just don’t care about the UFO files,” she wrote on X. “I’m so sick of the ‘look at the shiny object’ propaganda while they wage foreign wars, let rapist and pedophiles run free, and ruin the value of our dollar. Unless they roll out live aliens and test demo UFOs or actually admit what we know this really is then I have way better things to do on this Friday.”
Greene’s critique reflects a broader skepticism among some conservatives who view the administration’s transparency push as a tactical diversion. She followed up less than an hour later with a second post, ending it with a sarcastic “Happy Friday everyone!”
“The most transparent administration in history still hasn’t released all the Epstein files or arrested anyone, but rolled out some UFO files today so you would get so excited that you forgot you are paying over $4.50/gallon because they are fighting another foreign war they said they would no longer fight,” Greene wrote.
Greene was among a handful of House Republicans who voted to compel the Justice Department to release documents on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The DOJ executed a slow and heavily redacted rollout of those files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a process that has drawn continued scrutiny. The Government Accountability Office has launched a second federal probe into the handling of those records, as reported by The World Signal.
The former congresswoman also referenced the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Iran, which has driven gasoline prices above $4.50 per gallon over the past two months. Trump had previously ordered the Pentagon and other agencies to review UAP-related information. Given the volume—tens of millions of records—the department said it would release materials “on a rolling basis as they are discovered and declassified, with tranches posted every few weeks.”
In a statement, the Pentagon noted that the archived materials “are unresolved cases, meaning the government is unable to make a definitive determination on the nature of the observed phenomena,” often due to insufficient data. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman praised the transparency effort but said the agency “will remain candid about what we know to be true, what we have yet to understand, and all that remains to be discovered.”
Trump himself weighed in on Truth Social, writing: “Whereas previous Administrations have failed to be transparent on this subject, with these new Documents and Videos, the people can decide for themselves, ‘WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?’ Have Fun and Enjoy!”
The release comes amid a broader push for UAP transparency, though critics like Greene argue it masks deeper failures on foreign policy and domestic accountability.
