{"id":2269,"date":"2026-06-26T10:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2026-06-26T10:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:44:24","slug":"trump-goon-who-claimed-waffle-house-teleportation-vanishes-from-fema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2269","title":{"rendered":"Trump Goon Who Claimed Waffle House Teleportation Vanishes From FEMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s top official overseeing federal disaster response, who has previously claimed he possessed the power of teleportation, has been pushed out of FEMA.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2267\">Kaitlan Collins Schools Scott Jennings After Trump Meltdown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gregg Phillips, 65, was removed from the Federal Emergency Management Agency\u2019s Office of Response and Recovery after leadership grew increasingly frustrated by the embarrassment tied to his past public statements and repeated tensions with other senior officials, CNN reported.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A statement from the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, confirmed that Phillips had stepped away, citing \u201cpersonal reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cFEMA thanks Mr. Phillips for his service, dedication, and leadership as he takes leave for personal reasons,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips was appointed to the agency last December by former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, 54, who herself became the first Cabinet member to be ousted by Trump, 80, in March amid ongoing criticism over her handling of the killing of U.S. citizens by ICE.<\/p>\n<p>His appointment to the agency drew public scrutiny, as he is a longtime conservative activist who has repeatedly shared election fraud conspiracy theories on social media, directed inflammatory remarks at political opponents, and described multiple incidents in which he claimed he had been teleported\u2014most notably saying he was transported miles across Georgia to a Waffle House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was with my boys one time, and I was telling them I was gonna go to Waffle House and get Waffle House,\u201d Phillips said during a January 2025 episode of the podcast, <i>Onward<\/i>. \u201cAnd I ended up at a Waffle House\u2014this was in Georgia, and I end up at a Waffle House like 50 miles away from where I was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeleporting is no fun,\u201d he said on the podcast, co-hosted by conservative activist Catherine Engelbrecht. \u201cIt was real,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>Phillips also described another alleged incident in which, while driving, he said he was \u201clifted up\u201d and teleported about 40 miles from Albany, Georgia, before being dropped in a ditch near a church.<\/p>\n<p>He said he believed he had been teleported more than once, and added that the experiences made him wonder whether they were \u201cevil\u201d or \u201cgood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2265\">Billionaire Trump Envoy\u2019s Superyacht Stunt Blows Up in His Face<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former FEMA leader also had no formal background in disaster response, though he had spent decades working on the ground during disasters through nonprofits and faith-based organizations, according to The Washington Post, which first reported Phillips\u2019 departure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was an image issue, with all the negative stories,\u201d one person told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>Following Phillips\u2019 teleportation comments, even the president questioned his remarks in a brief interview with CNN, saying, \u201cWhat does teleport mean? Was he kidding?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Trump was told the official was not, in fact, joking, he added: \u201cI don\u2019t know anything about teleporting\u2026 It just sounds a little strange, but I know nothing about teleporting or him, but I\u2019ll find out about it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, despite Phillips\u2019 reputation, some career officials defended him and expressed frustration over his departure, saying he pushed back against Noem when she sought to scale down the agency and resisted efforts that would have interfered with emergency response work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe showed interest in preserving the mission of the agency and helping us serve citizens,\u201d one current agency official told the Post. <\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that David Arnold, a senior official who left FEMA earlier this year, will return to lead the Office of Response and Recovery in an acting capacity<\/p>\n<p>Phillips\u2019 departure and replacement come as new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, 48, moves to redirect the agency away from what insiders described as \u201cchaotic\u201d dynamics from Noem\u2019s tenure, people familiar with the matter told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=2263\">Trump\u2019s Blonde Aide, 34, Accused of \u2018Very Unhealthy\u2019 Bond With President, 80<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Daily Beast has reached out to FEMA and the White House for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s top official overseeing federal disaster response, who has previously claimed he possessed the power of teleportation, has been pushed out of FEMA. 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