Top FEMA Official Once Claimed He Involuntarily Teleported To A Waffle HouseA conspiracy theorist-turned-top official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency once claimed that he involuntarily teleported to a Waffle House and shared violent fantasies, CNN found Friday. Gregg Phillips, appointed last year to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, made the jaw-dropping teleportation claim in a January 2025 appearance on the right-wing podcast Onward, before he had the top role at the agency.“I was with my boys one time and I was telling them I was gonna go to Waffle House and get Waffle House. And I ended up at a Waffle House — this was in Georgia and I end up at a Waffle House like 50 miles away from where I was,” Phillips said.“And they said, ‘where are you?’ and I said, ‘A Waffle House.’ And ‘a Waffle House where?’ And I said, ‘Waffle House in Rome, Georgia.’ And they said, ‘That’s not possible, you just left here a moment ago.’ But it was possible. It was real.”Phillips also shared fantasies about hurting former President Joe Biden with Onward host Catherine Engelbrecht.“I would like to punch that b*tch in the mouth right now,” he said, referring to Biden. "He is a nasty, shitty, crappy human being, and he deserves to die. And I hope he does."Read more: See All UpdatesClose