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JD Vance

Vice President who says he has started looking into "the UFO program" with his clearance, is reading Stratton's memoir, and has called the phenomena possibly "demons".

Current role: Vice President of the United States (since January 2025)

Former roles:

  • U.S. Senator for Ohio (2023–2025)

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Background

Vice President since January 2025 and a former senator for Ohio. He had said little on UAP until 2026, when he told Joe Rogan he thought the phenomena might be "demons" rather than extraterrestrials, and then, at a Fox News town hall in Fort Worth on October 29, 2026, said he had begun looking into "the UFO program" using his security clearance and that resources had been put behind understanding it. He gave no detail of what those resources are or what he has seen.

On the record

  • 2026-10-29 – Fox News town hall with Jesse Watters, Fort Worth – asked whether the public will see "real, actual aliens": "What I have said about the UFO program is I just don't know, and I have started to look in it, we've started to put some resources behind trying to understand it. And, I tell you, when I have the answer I'll certainly tell you" … "Now that I do have a top secret security clearance that's changed. I'm actually reading a book right now by a guy, I think his name is Jay Patterson [sic]" … "I'm going to use my top secret security clearance to get to the bottom and I may have a good answer or I may have a terrible answer". He also said that as a "devout Christian" he believes some things "can't [be explained] purely with the laws of physics". Fox News clip
  • 2026-03 – The Joe Rogan Experience – said of UAP "I don't think they're aliens, I think they're demons", and that he had not yet looked at the government's files (as reported by Cybernews). Cybernews

Reported claims (secondary / anonymous-sourced)

Responses and criticism

Timeline of involvement

  • 2025-01-20 – takes office as Vice President
  • 2026-03 – "demons" remark on Rogan
  • 2026-10-29 – says he has started looking into "the UFO program" with resources behind it

Part of the Key People in Disclosure series. Verified 2026-11-02. Spotted an error? Reach out.