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Prominent election denier joins FEMA leadership
Gregg Phillips will oversee FEMA's largest division amid agency reforms focused on state coordination and accountability, despite his limited emergency management experience.
- On Dec. 10, Gregg Phillips was selected to lead FEMA's Office of Response and Recovery, the agency's largest division, in a post not requiring U.S. Senate confirmation.
- The administration presented the appointment as part of a reform drive, with DHS saying Gregg Phillips will support FEMA reforms aligned with President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
- Phillips is widely known for election-related claims, including 2016 claims of 3 million 'noncitizens' by True the Vote, 2020 election disputes, a 2022 jail incident, and the film 2000 Mules.
- The Office of Response and Recovery advises on disaster declarations and manages FEMA field operations amid a decline of about 2,500 active FEMA employees from around 25,800 during FY2025 budget discussions of $27.9 billion.
- Internal critics point to both required expertise and past misconduct accusations as a longtime FEMA official said the role demands technical knowledge, while Gregg Phillips faced ethical misconduct accusations after leading the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and serving in Mississippi.
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Trump administration taps election fraud crusader to help lead FEMA
After years of promoting baseless claims of voter fraud that President Donald Trump has frequently touted, a conservative activist has landed a top position at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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