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FEMA official Gregg Phillips ousted

newsJun 25, 2026231,610

Gregg Phillips, FEMA's third-ranking official who oversaw disaster response, was pushed out of the agency on June 25, 2026, CNN reported. New Department of Homeland Security leadership forced the departure after growing weary of embarrassment tied to Phillips's past remarks, including his claim that he teleported 50 miles to a Waffle House in Rome, Georgia. CNN sources said the exit was not voluntary and came amid scrutiny of Phillips's public statements and fitness for his role.

Andy Kaczynski
@kfile.bsky.social

NEWS: Gregg Phillips, the third-ranking FEMA official in charge of disaster response - who claimed he teleported to a Waffle House - has been ousted from the agency. www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/p...

6075h ago
Militia Etheridge61

Much more importantly, *how* was he ousted?

Mash36

Did he teleport out of his office?

Babs' uvula16

Was he really ousted, or was he perhaps just teleported to a different agency

Jeff Holcomb12

When you're even too dumb for Markwayne.

Rudely Van Gelder12

> White House officials installed Gregg Phillips at FEMA in December, despite his history of promoting election conspiracy theories, particularly in the aftermath of the 2020 election. < “Despite?” Friends, he was hired *because* of his history of promoting them.

MPinGA11

i swear he just materialized at a booth next to me and ordered hash browns scattered, smothered and covered.

Cynthia Nevil8

Or did he teleport out of the job?

normalleigh53.bsky.social6

There's a bit of irony involved with Gregg Phillips' dismissal: They throw out a guy who believes in teleportation because it is an embarrassment while they allow a demented accused pedo, conman, & convicted rapist to rule the country. Clearly being "odd" is more of a problem than being a criminal.

stillngb.bsky.social6

Where will he pop up next?

Eric Jotkoff6

What kind of world are we living in where teleporting to Waffle House gets you fired?

Matt Wagner4

I’m sure he’ll land on his feet somewhere.

Hideinplainsight4

Man, you got me a major league fuck up pain in the ass to get hosted from any position in this administration

Illuminostro4

He teleported... to The Unemployment Office! Amirite?!! 😆

Warren3

FEMA CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH !!!!

Michael E2

Teleported directly to the unemployment line

Joseph2

isn't this the plot of bugonia?

Alice last name2

Did he teleport to a Dennys this time?

Gene Rowzee Jr.2

Are we sure he didn’t just teleport to another position?

GrekD 🍁2

Correction: Gregg Phillips was teleported from the agency.

Steve Schmidt2

It's one thing to get so intoxicated that you do not remember how you got to Waffle House, and obviously horrible if he actually drove, but to admit this publicly is a serious lapse of judgment.

Bill Smith2

Well of course he did. Just like vandals damaged the DC reflecting pool, people are eating pets in Ohio, wind turbines cause cancer, ingesting bleach cures covid, vaccines cause autism, & Dr Jesus Trump won the 2020 presidential election. Coming up, aliens arrive. News at 5.

casssax.bsky.social2

I bet he teleports out again before paying the bill

Carl Quintanilla
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. sources tell CNN the departure was not voluntary: New DHS leadership had grown weary of the embarrassment ..” @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/p...

4615h ago
Phil Lewis
@phillewis.bsky.social

A top FEMA official who claimed he teleported 50 miles away to a Waffle House in Rome, Georgia, has reportedly been pushed out of the agency

4345h ago
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