No one at Waffle House remembers Trump’s FEMA official who claims he was teleported there

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsNo one at Waffle House remembers Trump’s FEMA official who claims he was teleported thereNone of the two dozen workers and regulars interviewed by The New York Times noticed any metaphysical activityMike Bedigan in New York Saturday 04 April 2026 22:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2951959","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gregg-phillips-teleport-waffle-house-employees-b2951959.html","title":"No one at Waffle House remembers Trump’s FEMA official who claims he teleported there"}}CloseTrump's disaster relief chief says he teleported to a Waffle House in January 2025 interviewSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politi...