The X-Files: Aliens,‘Interdimensional Beings’, Abducted Congressional Trumpers

Aug 14, 2025 10:12 PM EDT, Thu

There’s some weird shit happening at the nation’s capitol: alien abduction, body snatchers, zombies.

‘Interdimensional beings’: Some congressional Trumpians head down weird paths

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna claimed that lawmakers have seen evidence of “interdimensional beings.” She didn’t appear to be kidding.

Aug. 14, 2025, 3:04 PM EDT By Steve Benen

Thanks to a radical offensive from the White House, the Smithsonian has generated far more political headlines lately than it’s accustomed to, but it’s a safe bet the institution isn’t accustomed to the kind of criticisms it recently received from Rep. Eric Burlison.

In an interview that was published online two weeks ago, the [Missouri Trumpian congressman appeared on a conservative media outlet and referenced his belief that giant humans once existed. As Meidas Touch News reported, Burlison specifically said he would appear at “a conference focused on fringe topics including the biblical Nephilim — figures in Genesis that some interpret as the giant offspring of angels and human women.”

After an exchange about angels and “interdimensional travel,” Burlison added that he believed the Smithsonian might be hiding skeletal evidence that would prove the existence of past giants — and he hoped to use his role on the House Oversight Committee to investigate this further.

This week, one of the GOP congressman’s colleagues made some related comments. The Hill reported:

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (T-FL13) said during a Wednesday podcast episode with Joe Rogan that lawmakers have seen evidence of ‘interdimensional beings.’ … ‘I think that they can actually operate through the time spaces that we currently have,’ Luna said during the podcast.

Unlike Burlison, who largely emphasized his personal beliefs, the [Florida Trumpian suggested on the air that she’s aware of evidence.

“And that’s not something that I came up with on my own. That’s based on stuff that we’ve seen. That’s based on information that we’ve been told,” Luna told Rogan.

She added, “What I can tell you without getting into classified conversations is that there have been incidences that I believe were very credible people have reported that there have been movements outside of time and space. Based on the photos that I’ve seen, I’m very confident that there’s things out there that have not been created by mankind.”

Last year, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gained national notoriety when he started telling the public that Trumpians are “just weird.” Occasionally, the Democrat’s comments come to mind.

Saturday Night Live

Close Encounter - SNL

Dec 6, 2015 Three people (Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Ryan Gosling) share very different stories about their alien abduction.

Another Close Encounter - SNL

Oct 1, 2017 #SNL43 #SNL #SNLPremiere Three alien abductees (Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong) are again questioned by the CIA (Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day).

Final Encounter Cold Open - SNL

May 22, 2022 #SNL47 #NatashaLyonne #SNL After experiencing their third alien abduction, three people (Natasha Lyonne, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong) are questioned again by two agents (Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day) at the Pentagon.

Close Encounter 50th – SNL50

Feb 16, 2025 #SNL50 #SNL Four people (Pedro Pascal, Woody Harrelson, Kate McKinnon, Meryl Streep) share their different experiences after another alien abduction.

Steve Benen is a producer for “The Rachel Maddow Show,” the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He’s also the bestselling author of “Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans’ War on the Recent Past.”

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