(NewsNation) — A former analyst at the Departments of State and Defense says Marco Rubio’s recent remarks about information relayed to him regarding secret UFO programs are enormously important.
“When you have flag officers, general officers coming in to Congress behind closed doors, essentially sneaking in to Congress to make these allegations, that’s explosive,” Marik von Rennenkampf told “Elizabeth Vargas Reports.”
Rubio, the secretary of state and a main figure in the documentary “The Age of Disclosure,” spoke with Sean Hannity last night and said, “I have people that came forward to us. I mean, some of these people are Navy pilots, admirals, generals would come forward and say that there are programs in the U.S. government that not even presidents are made aware of.”
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The Florida Republican has been the most senior Trump administration official who’s gone on record demanding answers about alleged UFO cover-ups by the U.S. government. In 2023, Rubio said potential whistleblowers about such government projects were afraid of retribution.
“He’s (Rubio) the national security adviser, which is perhaps, besides the president, the most powerful position in the national security enterprise, which sits at the intersection of the intelligence community and the Pentagon,” von Rennenkampf added. “And he’s still saying the same thing.”
“He’s not verifying, he’s not debunking, he’s not denying this,” von Rennenkampf said.
Von Rennenkampf acknowledged he does have some concern because Rubio “has not been able to say publicly what has been found or to debunk” such theories when generals and admirals came forward and made these claims.
Trump must provide clarity about UFO information: Marik von Rennenkampf
Von Rennenkampf backed journalist Michael Shellenberger’s comments to NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas on Tuesday that Trump needs to speak up about the potential disclosure of UFO information.
“We’re way, way beyond the point where President Trump needs to come out and clarify this, because JD Vance has made extraordinary comments about this topic; Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, the CIA director, and that applies to both sides of the aisle,” he said.
“This topic has united a deeply fractured and politicized Congress, for starters. These folks, again, are miles apart politically, but they’re all in lockstep on this. I find that extraordinary, and it is time.”