Trump puzzled by FEMA official who claimed he was teleported to a Waffle House: ‘What does teleport mean?’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump puzzled by FEMA official who claimed he was teleported to a Waffle House: ‘What does teleport mean?’Phillips has reportedly been sidelined with FEMA since his claims drew widespread attentionJosh Marcus in San Francisco Wednesday 15 April 2026 03:40 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":"b2957792","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-fema-waffle-house-gregg-phillips-b2957792.html","title":"Trump puzzled by FEMA official who claimed he teleported: ‘What does teleport mean?’"}}CloseReporter describes bizarre conversation about teleportation with Donald TrumpSign 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 politics","regSourceMethod"...