Rhianna Benson
Greg Phillips' bizarre teleportation claims are once again hitting headlines, after he insisted one particular 'trip' delivered him to Waffle House.
According to CNN, the top US official, who joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) back in December, has appeared on 'multiple podcasts', where he recalled being teleported against his will.
An example occurred in January of last year, when Phillips claimed his car had once been 'lifted up' during a drive, and dropped 40 miles away in a ditch.
Another incident was by the former far-right conspiracy theorist during an appearance on the Onward podcast, which was hosted by fellow right-leaning activist Catherine Engelbrecht, where Phillips recalled being transported to a fast food restaurant 50 miles away.
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"I was with my boys one time, and I was telling them I was gonna go to Waffle House and get Waffle House," he explained on the show. "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, who currently serves as FEMA's Office of Response and Recovery lead, went on to claim: "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."
The 65-year-old's bizarre claims were delivered along with a stern warning, however.
"Teleporting is no fun," Phillips continued. "You know it’s happening, but you can’t do anything about it, and so you just go, you just go with the ride.
"And wow, what just an incredible adventure it all was."
His controversial teleportation claim isn't the first Phillips has made in the public sphere, with several seemingly being ridiculed by fellow FEMA leads.
He previously suggested that the Covid-19 pandemic and the vaccine subsequently created to tackle it had been designed to kill people.
Phillips also alleged in 2024 that Department of Homeland Security officials were 'planning' Donald Trump's 'next assassination attempt' following the close call that occurred in Pennsylvania that summer, where the politician sustained a bullet wound to his ear.
As a reminder, FEMA is an agency of the Department of Homeland Security.
FEMA told CNN that any attempt to investigate Phillips' theories would be 'so silly', it'd be 'barely worth acknowledging'.
The agency added: "DHS, FEMA, and Mr Phillips are focused on the critical mission of emergency management and ensuring the safety of the American people. Many of the comments cited are taken out of context or represent personal, informal, jovial, and somewhat spiritual discussions made in the context of barely surviving cancer; in a private capacity prior to his current role."