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FEMA Official Defends 'Teleportation' Claims Amid Criticism

4/1/2026

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Gregg Phillips, a senior FEMA official, says he experienced "teleportation" tied to his religious beliefs.
He defended his statements on social media, saying they were taken out of context.
Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) highlighted Phillips' teleportation claim to a Waffle House.
Representative Tim Kennedy (D-N.Y.) deemed him unfit for leadership.
Phillips says experiences were real and tied to spiritual journey during cancer treatment, but he has not explained misrepresentation.

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Gregg Phillips, a senior FEMA official, says he experienced "teleportation" tied to his religious beliefs.
He defended his statements on social media, saying they were taken out of context.
Representative Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) highlighted Phillips' teleportation claim to a Waffle House.
Representative Tim Kennedy (D-N.Y.) deemed him unfit for leadership.
Phillips says experiences were real and tied to spiritual journey during cancer treatment, but he has not explained misrepresentation.