{
  "id": 3586794,
  "title": "Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/waffle-house-teleporter-gregg-phillips-is-still-on-the-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T20:18:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Wired",
    "slug": "wired",
    "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/waffle-house-teleporter-gregg-phillips-is-still-on-the-trump-administrations-payroll/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gregg Phillips, a controversial figure known for promoting baseless allegations of widespread voter fraud, remains on the Trump Administration's payroll. Despite stepping away from his role as head of the Office of Response and Recovery, Phillips has recently expressed his intention to return to the administration to fight legal battles. This comes just a day after he was seen at a Department of Justice building alongside Ed Martin, the former US pardon attorney who will be departing the administration soon. Phillips has a history of promoting false claims of voter fraud, which gained notoriety after the 2020 presidential election. His group, True the Vote, provided data for the debunked film 2000 Mules, which falsely alleged systemic voter fraud. CIR investigation revealed that True the Vote has raised millions in donations with little to show for it. Phillips was appointed to head FEMA's Office of Response and Recovery despite having no prior experience in emergency response. Despite leaving FEMA in June, sources claim he hasn't been seen there since. When asked about his role with True the Vote, Phillips' partner Catherine Engelbrecht refused to comment.",
  "summary": "In June, a FEMA official infamous for claiming to have teleported to a Waffle House was reportedly ousted. He’s still employed by the government, though—and meeting with a Trump fixer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}