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Coldwater

(1,259 posts)
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 11:45 PM 11 hrs ago

Trump official says he teleported 50 miles to a Waffle House

Yes, folks FEMA is in good hands these days

A senior Federal Emergency Management Agency official with a history of violent rhetoric and promoting conspiracy theories says he once teleported to a Waffle House 50 miles away.

“Teleporting is no fun,” said Gregg Phillips, who leads FEMA’s critical Office of Response and Recovery, according to a CNN File report. “It’s no fun because you don’t really know what you’re doing. You don’t really understand it, it’s scary, but yet um – but so real. And 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.”

Phillips has a highly consequential job which, FEMA officials said, involves decisions that affect search-and-rescue operations, emergency aid, infrastructure restoration and ultimately distribution of billions of dollars in disaster assistance.

Link

www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-official-says-he-teleported-50-miles-to-a-waffle-house/ar-AA1Z4fss?

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Trump official says he teleported 50 miles to a Waffle House (Original Post) Coldwater 11 hrs ago OP
He sounds like Tony Shalhoub's character in "Galaxy Quest" (1999): "That was a hell of a thing." John1956PA 10 hrs ago #1
Waffle House? 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #2
lol.... Coldwater 10 hrs ago #5
I should have... 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #6
OMG flying rabbit 10 hrs ago #9
In other words he passed out once upon a time lapfog_1 10 hrs ago #3
I was thinking just maybe he was on DMT Dimethyltryptamine Coldwater 10 hrs ago #8
it's called a "blackout". ret5hd 10 hrs ago #4
I remember my first Ayahuasca experience.... Pachamama 10 hrs ago #7
Holy fuck LudwigPastorius 10 hrs ago #10
Geez, everyone knows one uses floo powder, and tell it exactly where niyad 7 hrs ago #11

John1956PA

(4,946 posts)
1. He sounds like Tony Shalhoub's character in "Galaxy Quest" (1999): "That was a hell of a thing."
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 12:04 AM
10 hrs ago

Shalhoub's character (often shown having the munchies) is suddenly, involuntarily whisked away from earth by a space pod.

The following is from my AI search:

"That was a hell of a thing" is a memorable line spoken by Fred Kwan (played by Tony Shalhoub) in the 1999 sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest. It is often cited as a meta-acknowledgment of the film’s quality and as a nod to the cast's bizarre experience, sometimes referenced by fans.

Key Details About the Line:
Context: Fred says this after experiencing a tense or, in his own relaxed perspective, wild moment while traveling in a space pod, as noted in IMDb's quotes page.
Significance: The line is often highlighted in discussions about the film's witty, character-driven humor.



lapfog_1

(31,874 posts)
3. In other words he passed out once upon a time
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 12:16 AM
10 hrs ago

and his friends or drug dealer drove him to a waffle house.

Coldwater

(1,259 posts)
8. I was thinking just maybe he was on DMT Dimethyltryptamine
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 12:37 AM
10 hrs ago

but he gave no indication of that

Pachamama

(17,560 posts)
7. I remember my first Ayahuasca experience....
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 12:37 AM
10 hrs ago

But I didn’t go to a Waffle House… I was a Jaguar in the jungle ….

niyad

(132,080 posts)
11. Geez, everyone knows one uses floo powder, and tell it exactly where
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 03:27 AM
7 hrs ago

one wants to go. He must not have had a fireplace handy.

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