Critics on social media believe this could be a diversion from the declining US dollar, the war in Iran and the Epstein files.

A secret meeting with America's most popular preachers and US intelligence officials reportedly involved disclosure about UFOs, aliens and interdimensional beings. Aliens may be cast as demons in this narrative to create fear.

Kim Iversen noted that it was strange that the United States is the only country hyping the alien 'invasion' and that the US is the country with this information. She believes the motivation is to increase funding for Trump's Space Force and the military. She suggested that Christian support to keep US in power and continuing its hegemony is the goal.

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted this message on May 8, 2026:

"I really don't care about the UFO files.

I just don't.

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."