FEMA Official Gregg Phillips Claims Involuntary Teleportation to Waffle House

Gregg Phillips, appointed by former President Trump to lead FEMA’s office of response and recovery, claimed on podcasts that he was involuntarily teleported 50 miles to a Waffle House in Georgia. These extraordinary claims have been dismissed by FEMA as personal remarks taken out of context, highlighting controversy around Phillips’s role due to his history as a far-right conspiracy theorist. The situation underscores tensions within FEMA leadership and raises questions about the impact of such claims on the agency’s public credibility going forward.