US EditionFEMA Official Says He’s Teleported Several Times, Including to Waffle House
- Gregg Phillips was appointed in December to lead FEMA's Office of Response and Recovery and has claimed to have involuntarily teleported, including to a Waffle House in Georgia, and that his car was lifted and dropped near a church.
- Phillips has made controversial statements, including baseless election fraud claims and violent rhetoric towards political opponents, as well as conspiracy theories.
- FEMA described Phillips's teleportation comments as informal and part of personal spiritual discussions before his current role, and some officials have expressed cautious optimism about his work.
- Congress removed Phillips's scheduled House testimony amid the controversy surrounding his statements.
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FEMA official says he teleported to Waffle House. Experts are dubious.
Shastoni Burge has worked for a decade as a Waffle House server in Rome, Georgia, much of it on the night shift. She said she was once punched in the face by a customer. She saw someone overdose in the bathroom. One night, a man took all the steak knives and threatened the staff with them.
Far-Right FEMA Official Doubles Down on Claim He Once Teleported 50 Miles to Waffle House
Gregg Phillips, who leads FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, cited Biblical miracles as he defended his claimGregg Phillips; Waffle House.Credit: Al Drago/Getty; GIANRIGO MARLETTA/AFP via GettyNEED TO KNOWA senior Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official cited Biblical miracles as he defended his claims that he teleported 50 miles to a Waffle House in Georgia“God will not be mocked. People can debate me. Question me. Even ridicul…
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